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Walter Gieseking: Complete Bach Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon [7 CDs]Works: Partitas (6); Preludes & Fugues; Italian Concerto; Chromatic Fantasia and

Fugue; Inventions; Sinfonias. Bonus: Schumann Piano Concerto with Wilhelm Furtwängler and the Berlin PO Artists: Walter Gieseking, piano (7 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) 7 DGG 4797362 $43.99

Famed for his subtle shadings and irreproachable technique, Walter Gie-seking was one of the most extraordinary pianists of his time. Deutsche Grammophon presents a newly re-mastered 7-CD original jackets

collection, which collects his famed 1950 German Radio Bach broad-casts for the first time on the Yellow Label. A number of these re-cordings have their first-ever CD release on Deutsche Grammophon

or their first international release on the label. As a bonus, Schumann’s Piano Concerto with Gieseking, Furtwängler and the Berlin Philharmonic is included.

The Gundula Janowitz Edition [14 CDs]Works: Concert, opera and oratorio arias by Mozart, Telemann, Handel, J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Weber, Wagner, Strauss II; R. Strauss; Mendelssohn, Haydn, Gluck. Songs of Schubert Artists: Gundula Janowitz, soprano with various supporting artists 14 DGG 4797348 $65.98 For the 80th birthday of Gundula Janowitz in 2017, Decca releases this box set celebrating her clear soprano voice through a selection of her many record-ings. This 14-CD original jackets collection is the ultimate selection of Gundula Janowitz’ recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Philips including

opera and sacred arias, oratorio and Lieder. Includes a new 60-page booklet.

The Complete Solo Recordings / Narciso Yepes, guitar [20 CDs]Works: Music from medieval and renaissance times to 20th century

by Adriaenssen, Albéniz, Vicente Asencio, Salvador Bacarisse, Bach, Balada, Brouwer, Carulli, Luis de Milán, Dowland, Oscar Esplá, de Falla, Giuliani, Granados, Halffter, Maderna, Mompou, Montsalvatge, Torroba,

Maurice Ohana, Poulenc, Rodrigo, Soler, Sor, Tárrega, Turina, Villa-Lobos, Weiss et al. Artists: Narciso Yepes (Gtr). (20 CD) (Deutsche

Grammophon) 20 DGG 4797316 $75.98 Following The Complete Concerto Recordings [DGG B002450102], this new collection assembles all of Narciso Yepes’s solo recordings for DG. Covering a huge range of repertoire, from medieval and Renaissance music to 20th-century works, this

lavish box-set contains many rarities and several recordings released for the very first time on CD.

111 The Conductors: Legendary Recordings [40 CDs]Abbado’s Debussy with Boston, Saint-Saens ‘Organ’ Symphony with

Barenboim and Chicago, Bernstein’s Mahler with the Concertgebouw and the New York Philharmonic, Brahms from de Sabata and Berlin,

Johann Strauss with Fricsay and the Berlin Radio and much more! (Deutsche Grammophon) (40 CDs) DGG 4797477 $124.98

All the great conductors on Deutsche Grammophon from the 1930s to the 2000s in one essential box set! A 40-CD original-jacket collection! Several recordings are new to

CD, or have their first international CD release. Iconic recordings alongside rarer gems. The ideal cornerstone for

any library of orchestral music.

The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge: The Complete Argo Recordings [42 CDs]Artists: George Guest/Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge; London

Brass; Matheson Consort; Symphoniae Sacrae Chamber Ensemble. James Bowman (CtrTnr); Robert Tear (Tnr); Ian Partridge (Tnr);

Christopher Hogwood (Hpsi); Tom Krause (Bar). (42 CD) (Decca) 42 DEC 4831252 $114.98

The complete recorded legacy on Decca of one of the most influential music directors of English Cathedral music: George Guest; 42 CDs,

mastered from the original tapes, and presented with original jackets. Extensive notes with photos from the College’s archives and from

Guest’s family archives. Under him St John’s established a reputation as one of the finest choirs in the world. During his tenure he brought a

vibrant continental edge to the traditionally smooth Anglican tone.

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Gerry Mulligan (1952-1959) [4 CDs]Widely respected and revered in-side and out of jazz circles, Gerry Mulligan is joined on this collection by such jazz luminaries as Chet Baker, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims, Lee Konitz and Chico Hamilton. 4 EGHT EN4CD9106 $17.99

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Baroque Gold / Various artists [6 CDs]Works by: Lully, J.S. Bach; Vivaldi, Handel, Monteverdi, Corelli, Purcell, Marais, et al. Artists: Simon Preston; Philip Pickett/New London Consort; Roger Norrington; I Musici; English Baroque So-loists; Christopher Hogwood/

The Academy of Ancient Music; Emma Kirkby 6 DEC 4832158 $27.98 Decca presents a premium collection of the 100 most beautiful Baroque moments. Includes Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, highlights from Handel’s Messiah, Pachelbel’s Canon, Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, Tartini’s “Devil’s Trill” Sonata, and much more!

Beethoven: Complete Symphonies [6 CDs]Artists: Franz Konwitschny/Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. (6 CD) (Berlin Clas-sics) 6 BER 0300926 $29.99 This stereo edition of the complete cycle was made in co-production with Philips in the Bethanienkirche in

Leipzig during three extended recording sessions over the period from 1959 to 1961. These record-ings are important testimonials of the Beethoven tradition at the Gewandhaus.

Orchestral Music of George Enescu [3 CDs]Works: George Enescu (1881-1955): Romanian Rhapsodies nos 1 & 2; Orchestral Suite no 3 “Vil-lageoise”; Symphonies nos 1 - 3 Artists: Gennady Rozhdestvensky/BBC PO; Leeds Festival Chorus. (3 CD) (Chandos) 3 CHA 10984 $35.99 This release celebrates Rozhdestvensky’s superb Enescu series with the BBC Philharmonic. Al-though relatively modest, Enescu’s published out-put contained some substantial works, such as the folk-inspired Romanian Rhapsodies and romanti-cally influenced symphonies, all featured here.

Herbert Kegel Conducts Carl Orff [5 CDs]Works: Carl Orff: Die Kluge; Der Mond; Carmina Burana; Catulli Carmina; Trionfo di Afrodite Artists: Herbert Kegel/Leipzig Radio SO (5 CD) (Berlin Classics) 5 BER 0300927 $29.99 Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana”

forms part of his triptych ‘Trionfi’ alongside “Catulli Carmina” and “Trionfo di Afrodite”, all appearing here. The recording here of ‘Die Kluge’ is one of the most important in the extensive ETERNA catalogue and remains a benchmark to this day in terms of sound quality and musical interpretation.

J.S. Bach: Cello Suites & Sonatas et al. [5 CDs]Works: J.S. Bach: Cello Suites; Cello Sonatas; French Suites Artists: Alex-ander Zagorinsky, cello; Ein-ar Steen-Nøkleberg, piano (5 CD) (Melodiya) 5 MELY 1002454 $53.99Cellist Alexander Zagorinsky

is a representative of Natalia Shakhovskaya’s Moscow school and former concertmaster of the group of cellos of the Moscow Philharmonic Or-chestra. This program demonstrates the cellist’s and pianist’s mastery as both ensemble and virtuo-sic solo performers.

Mozart: Complete Sonatas for Violin & Piano / Bin Huang, violin; Yin Zheng, piano [4 CDs]Artists: Bin Huang (Vln); Yin Zheng (Pno). (4 CD) (Vermeer) 4 VEER 4001440017 $49.99 For this release, the sixteen Mozart Sonatas have been recorded in an exceptional location: The Mozarteum in Salzburg. This venue emphasizes a union with the composer, manifesting itself throughout the performances in the elegance and technical perfection of execution furthered by a crystal clear sound.

Kurt Masur, Eurodisc Recordings [16 CDs]Works: Schumann: Sympho-nies nos 1-4; Mendelssohn: Symphonies nos 1-5; Bruck-ner: Symphonies nos 109; Beethoven: Fidelio, plus vari-ous overtures Artists: Kurt Masur/Gewandhausorches-ter Leipzig. (16 CD) (Sony /

RCA) 16 SBMG 88985435862 $56.99 Masur’s first important conducting job was with the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he worked from 1955 to 1958 and again from 1967 to 1972. In 1991, Masur became music director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and from 2002 to 2008, he directed the Orchestre National de France.

Janácek Quartets arranged for string orchestra [3 CDs]Works: Leoè Janácek (1854-1928): String Quartets nos 1 “Kreutzer Sonata” & 2 “Intimate Letters”; Leo Tolstoy: The Kreutzer Sonata - Dramatization in English (CD 2) and Norwegian (CD 3) Artists: Terje Tonnesen/Norwegian CO. (3 CD) (LAWO Classics) 3 LAWO 1124 $24.99 Conductor Terje Tonnesen writes: “The idea of arranging Janacek’s two string quartets for string orchestra has implicated two different approaches for me. The first is timbral... The other approach was to incorporate Leo Tolstoy’s novella ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’ into Janacek’s music of the same name, and thereby introduce a new form of drama.

Minimal Piano Collection, Vol. 21-28 [8 CDs]Works by: Dennis Johnson, Philip Glass, Tom Johnson, Peter Garland, Terry Riley, Harold Budd, La Monte Young Artists: Jeroen van Veen, piano (8 CD) (Brilliant Clas-sics) 8 BLC 95543 $66.99 This new recording by Je-

roen van Veen is the perfect introduction for any-one looking to get back to the roots of Minimalism. All works were written in the 1970’s and feature several famous pieces from the original minimalist canon - including Philip Glass’s Music in Contrary Motion and Terry Riley’s Keyboard Studies. There are hours of beautifully relaxing and inspiring mu-sic here to enjoy.

Russian Guitar Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries [4 CDs]Works by: Boris Vladimirovic Asafiev; Victor Ko-zlov, Valeri Kikta, Aleksandr Ivanov-Kramskoi, Sofia Gubaidulina, Elena Poplyanova, Edison Denisov, Vitaly Kharisov, Gherman Dzhaparidze, Sergei Rudnev, Evgeny Baev Artists: Crhstiano Porqueddu, guitar (4 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 4 BLC 95385 $29.99 Of all Cristiano Porqueddu’s adventurous guitar-music surveys on record for Brilliant Classics, this latest may be the most invaluable and enlightening for listeners who may never even have suspected that Russia had a rich guitar tradition of its own.

Philippe Herreweghe: A Conversation with Camille De Rijck [5 CDs + book]

Works: Disc 1: Carlo Gesualdo - J.S. Bach Disc 2: Beethoven Disc 3: Berlioz - Mahler Disc 4: Dvorak Disc 5: Stravinsky Art-ists: Philippe Herreweghe/Col-legium Vocale Gent Orch.; Or-chestre des Champs-Élysées; Royal Flemish Philharmonic. Bernarda Fink, Florian Boesch et al. (5 CD) (PHI Group) 5 PHIG 026 $45.99

In a series of interviews with Camille De Rijck, Philippe Herreweghe sums up his musical trajectory by offering the reader his reflections, intermingling musical and personal considerations. A selection of archive illustrations to delight the eyes and an updated biography complete the contents of the book, which is published in four languages. A five-disc compilation of extracts chosen and discussed by the conductor himself provides a musical counterpoint to the text.

Shostakovich: Complete Concertos [3 CDs]Works: Shostakovich (1906-1975): Piano Concertos 1 & 2; Violin Concertos 1 & 2; Cello Concertos 1 & 2 Artists: Lukas Geniuses & Dmitry Masleyev, pianos; Sergey Dogadiv & Pavel Milyukov, violins; Alexander

Buzlov & Alexander Ramm, cellos. Sladkovsky/Tatarstan National SO (3 CD) (Melodiya) 3 MELY 1002465 $45.99In terms of depth of the content and scale of the concept Shostakovich’s concertos are not inferior to his symphonic cycles. At the same time, the personal acute statements bring them closer to the master’s chamber music, which was somewhat of the composer’s diary, “internal voice” throughout his artistic life. Shostakovich’s instrumental concer-tos enjoy wide deserved popularity and are pres-ent in many musicians’ repertoire.

Yevgeny Mravinsky Edition, Vol. 2 [6 CDs]Works by: Berlioz: Sym-phonie fantastique; Tchai-kovsky: Symphony no. 6; Nutcracker; Bizet: Carmen & L’Arlesienne, excerpts; Stravinsky: Petrushka; Fire-bird; Prokofiev: Symphony no. 6; Romeo & Juliet, suite

no. 2; Strauss: Alpine Symphony et al. Artists: Yevgeny Mravinsky/Leningrad PO (6 CD) (Profil Edition) 6 PRF 16026 $29.99 Part 1 of PROFIL’s Mravinsky Edition met with concentrated enthusiasm in the press. It got a spe-cial mention in Rondo, where the edition was char-acterized as “timelessly gripping.” The second part includes some of the most important Mravinsky recordings available, including the unprecedented best recording of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth as well as an admirably executed Symphonie Fantastique.

John Browning: The Complete RCA Album Collection [12 CDs]Works by: Chopin, Ravel, Beethoven, Berber, Prokofiev, et al Artists: John Browning, piano (12 CD) (Sony / RCA) 12 SBMG 88985395032 $45.99 This is the first release of John Browning’s complete recordings for RCA Victor from 1965 to 1996 on twelve albums. The set includes an extra album with a previously un-released Debussy recital. Six works appear here for the first time, remastered from the original analogue tapes using 24 bit/192 kHz technology. John Browning was known for his reserved, elegant style and his sophisticated interpretations of Bach and Scarlatti, as well as for his collaboration with American composer Samuel Barber.

Lili Kraus plays Mozart Piano Concertos / Lili Kraus, piano [12 CDs]Works: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 1-6, 8, 9, 11-27 Artists: Lili Kraus, piano; Stephen

Simon/Vienna Festival Orch. (12 CD) (Sony / RCA) 12 SBMG 88985302582 $45.99 Sony Classical reissues the landmark Mozart Piano Concerto Cycle with Lili Kraus from

1965-1966, all newly transferred, mixed and mastered from the original analog tapes us-ing 24 bit / 192 kHz technology. Throughout her long career, Lili Kraus was regarded as a leading Mozart interpreter, imbuing the composer’s works with a stylish fusion of lyricism and strength. These sessions realized one of the pianist’s long held ambitions and also

helped put the talented young American conductor Stephen Simon on the map.

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Pixel: A Contemporary Dance Choreography by Mourad MerzoukiArtists: Adrien M & Claire B Company, Compagnie Kafig. Minimal and hip-hop style mu-sic by Armand Amar (1 DVD-Video) (Run Time: 102 min.; 16:9, Color; Stereo) NXS 2110386 $22.99 On SalePixel is a stunning contem-porary dance performance for 11 dancers. A work on

illusion combining energy and poetry, fiction and technical achievement, minimal music and hip-hop. It opens a dialogue between the synthetic world of digital projection and the real bodies of dancers.

Alejandro Román: Chamber MusicWorks: Alejandro Román (b.1971): Diégesis; Epojé, for cello & piano; Homenaje a Bartók; Nocturno, for mezzo-soprano, viola & piano; Trois Tableaux Français, for piano trio; Zootropías, for piano trio Artists: Trío Arbós. Juan

Carlos Garvayo (Pno); Justo Sanz (Clnt). (1 CD) NXS 8579007 $11.99 On SaleAlejandro Roman is one of Spain’s most eclectic and versatile composers. He has been influenced by jazz and popular music, and this disc charts many facets of his unique compositional style. The sonically alluring Diegesis incorporates melodic motifs from ancient Greece in a theatrical context.

Balys Dvarionas: Complete Works for Violin and PianoWorks: Balys Dvarionas (1904-1972): Adagio; Allegro giocoso; Ballad; Elegia canzonetta; Impromptu; Meditation Artists: Justina Auskelyte (Vln); Cesare Pezzi (Pno). (1 CD) NXS 8573673 $11.99 On SaleOne of the most gifted and prominent of all twenti-eth-century Lithuanian musicians, Balys Dvarionas was a musical polymath who excelled as a com-poser, pianist, conductor and teacher.

Bechara El-Khoury (b.1957): OragesWorks: Bechara El Khoury (b.1957): Le Chant d’amour, lyric poem; Orages; Poème nocturne; Poème symphonique no 6 Artists: Ariane Douguet (sop); Vicens Prats (flt); Paavo Järvi/Orchestre de Paris (1

CD) NXS 8573617 $11.99 On SaleBechara El-Khoury’s work often refers to his native Lebanon, and Orages (Storms) takes us back to youthful memories of nature’s chaotic moods, from flashes of lightning via sinister darkness to surreal and luminous calm.

Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 19Artists: Goran Filipec (Pno). (1 CD) NXS 8573590 $11.99 On SaleThis volume reveals Scarlatti’s evocations of Spanish dance rhythms, vivid exploration of color, scintillating scales and arpeggios and striking echo effects. Goran Filipec was born in Rijeka in 1981 and showed considerable early musical talent.

Dream Weaving: New Zealand Guitar Music, Vol. 2 Works: Béla Bartók: Pieces from Bartok’ s for Children; John Elmsly: Suite; Farquhar: Five Scenes; Musette; Bruce Paine: Circle Dance; Dream Weaving; John Rimmer. Artists:

Gunter Herbig (Gtr). (1 CD) NXS 8573765 $11.99 On SaleIn this second volume of his revelatory exploration (Volume 1 is on 8.572185), admired instrumental-ist Gunter Herbig continues to trace the guitar’s flourishing culture in New Zealand. Bruce Paine’s deft pieces embrace the lyrical, mystical and dance-like, whilst David Farquhar- whose beauti-ful transcriptions of Bartok’s For Children are also included - is represented at his most haunting and forward-looking in Five Scenes.

Wenchen Qin (b.1966): ConcertosWorks: Wenchen Qin (b.1966): Violin Concerto “The Border of the Mountains”; Cel-lo Concerto “Dawn”; Suona Concerto “Calling for Phoenix” Artists: Gottfried Rabl/ORF Vienna RSO. (1 CD) NXS 8570620 $11.99 On Sale

A native of Inner Mongolia, Wenchen Qin grew up with the folk music of his homeland and is now one of China’s most influential composers. His violin concerto, ‘The Border of the Mountains’, exploits the extraordinary colors and flexibility of both orchestra and soloist, echoing nature and the songs and spirituality of the mountains.

Émile Sauret (1852-1920): 24 Études Caprices, Vol. 1Artists: Nazrin Rashidova (Vln) (1 CD) NXS 8573704 $11.99 On SaleA supreme virtuoso, the French violinist, composer and teacher Emile Sauret was acclaimed by the

greatest musicians of the century, including Sarasate and Liszt. He wrote a series of charming genre pieces but also a sequence of 24 Etudes-Caprices which marry virtuosity with every expressive opportunity available to the instrument.

Nowakowski: Music for String Quartet Works: Markus Nowakowski: A Usnijze mi, usnij; Blood, Forgotten; Quartets for Strings nos 1 & 2 Artists: Mark Nok-wakowski/Voxare String Quar-tet. Emily Ondracek-Peterson (Vln). (1 CD) NXS 8559821 $11.99 On Sale

The people of Poland have lived through often impossible conditions over the last three centuries, and this album is Polish-American composer Mark Nowakowski’s tribute to their spirit of survival. These deeply moving works are a highly personal tribute to the spirit of the people of Poland.

Music for Cello and GuitarWorks: Works by Sérgio Assad, Duèan Bogdanovic, Edwin Guevara, Atanas Ourkouzounov, Jaime M. Zenamon Artists: Dúo Villa-Lobos. (1 CD) NXS 8573761 $11.99 On SaleIn recent years a number

of composers have explored the tonal chemistry of timbre and texture offered by the ensemble of cello and guitar. The examples here, from South America and Eastern Europe, are among the most ambitious and technically demanding yet to have been written.

Muzio Clementi: Keyboard works on pianoWorks: Muzio Clementi (1752-1832): Monferrinas, WoO 15-20 and Op. 49 Artists: Dominic Cheli, (pno) (1 CD) NXS 8573711 $11.99 On SaleMuzio Clementi achieved early success as a widely-

travelled pianist, performing for nobility and meet-ing Mozart, his journeys reflected in the Melodies of Different Nations. Based on a popular dance form, the delightful Monferrinas reveal Clementi’s charming side, each one presenting a uniquely interesting character.

Thoughts Observed, French Songs of the 19th & 20th CenturiesWorks: Works by Debussy, Henri Duparc, Reynaldo Hahn, Poulenc, Schumann Artists: Yaniv d’Or; Dan Deutsch (Pno). (1 CD) NXS 8573780 $11.99 On SaleFrench songs of the 19th

and 20th centuries offer d’Or’s exotic voice further dimensions in the floating harmonies of the young Duparc and Debussy, including Reynaldo Hahn’s beautiful Bach pastiche, and concluding with the classical simplicity of Poulenc’s first songs.

Xavier Jara Plays Guitar Music Works: Works by Assad, Bogdanovic, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Collins, Couperin, Dowland, Jara, Rawsthorne Artists: Xavier Jara (Gtr). (1 CD) NXS 8573797 $11.99 On SaleAmerican classical guitarist

Xavier Jara has taken first prize at numerous international competitions, including the prestigious 2016 GFA International Concert Artist Competition. This release stands out not only for the sheer musicality and technical brilliance of the performer, but for his imaginatively structured and adventurous program.

In the Moment: Short Pieces for String QuartetWorks: Works by Mendels-sohn, Nielsen, Puccini, Schubert, Shostakovich, Turina, Webern, Wolf Art-ists: Arabella String Quartet. (1 CD) NXS 8579013 $11.99 On SaleTime, place and mood are

explored in this unusual program that reveals the inventive curiosity of the Arabella Quartet, lauded by the Boston Musical Intelligencer for its “free-dom, drive, and risk-taking”.

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Symphonies Nos. 8, 9 & 11Artists: Isaac Karabtchevsky/São Paulo SO. (1 CD) NXS 8573777 $11.99 On SaleBy the 1940s Heitor Villa-Lo-bos was widely recognized as Latin America’s greatest com-poser. Working in the United

States gave him new perspectives, and his later symphonies move away from the folk influences and exotic effects of works written in the 1920s and 30s, such as the Bachianas Brasileiras, towards more concise, sometimes neo-classical, models.

Orchestral woks of Thomson, Barber, AdamsWorks: Randall Thomson (1899-1984): Symphony No. 2; Samuel Adams: Drift and Providence; Samuel Barber: Symphony No. 1 Artists: James Ross/Nat’l Orch.l Institute Philharmonic. Samuel Adams (Electronics).

(1 CD) NXS 8559822 $11.99 On SaleThe second Naxos recording by the elite conserva-tory students of the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic explores further examples of the breadth of American music.

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Renaissance & Baroque Highlights

Baroque and Before“Requiem”, Sacred Chant Music / The Fraternity

Be transported throughout ancient history to all regions of the world with this beauti-ful and unique presenta-tion of ‘Requiem’ from The Fraternity. Twenty tracks of sublime treasures, mostly Gregorian chant, concluding

with polyphonic motets striking just the right ending accent. (1 CD) (Sony Classical) SNYC 88985417352 $14.99

Pekiel: Vocal & Chamber Works Works: Bartlomiej Pekiel (c.1610-1670): Canons á 6 (3); Fugue for keyboard; Missa a 14; Missa Concertata Artists: Andrzej Kosendiak/Wroclaw Baroque Ensemble. (1 CD) (CD Accord) CDAC 240 $18.99 The album is organized in such a way that the masses are separated by instrumental composi-tions - fugues and canons, which were probably not presented this way, however they have proven to provide a respite between mass cycles.

Guillaume de Machaut: Sovereign BeautyWorks: Guillaume de Machaut (c.1300-1377): Virelai, ballades, rondeaus and motets for 2 to 4 voices Artists: The Orlando Consort. (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 68134 $19.99 In the latest installment in

their series, which continues to garner the highest critical plaudits, The Orlando Consort bring their customary virtues of ‘’supreme text-sensitivity and beauty of tone’’ (Early Music Today) to another showcase of the breadth of Machaut’s musical and poetic inventiveness.

Tomás Luis de Victoria: Polyphonic MusicThe Norwegian six-member a cappella group, Nordic Voices here presents the extraordinary polyphonic music of Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), a Spanish composer whose mu-sic has continued to move peo-ple for more than 400 years,

crossing geographical, cultural and religious barriers. (1 SA CD) (Chandos) CHA 0402 $19.99

Graupner (1683-1760): Passion Cantatas, Vol. 1Artists: Florian Heyerick/Ex Tempore; Mannheimer Hofkapelle. Jan Kobow (Tnr) (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 555071 $16.99 This universal spirit and highly individual and original composer unfortunately receives much too little attention today. This new series from cpo will do much to change this situation.

Tobias Michael (1592-1657): Sacred MadrigalsArtists: Manfred Cordes/Weser-Renaissance. (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777935 $16.99 The repertoire from Josquin Desprez to Dietrich Buxtehude forms the focus of the Weser-Renaissance ensemble, who regularly makes new discover-

ies bringing hidden musical treasures to light.

Monteverdi: Madrigals, books I & II for 5 voicesArtists: Krijn Koetsveld/Le Nuove Musiche. (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 94977 $12.99 These two books show that Monteverdi could fol-low the conventions of madrigal-writing - concen-trating on the recitation of the text, adding in af-fects by altering the melody, rhythm and harmony - with skill and originality.

Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas Op. 1Artists: Arcangelo. (1 CD) (Alpha Productions) AHP 367 $18.99 For this recording of music by Buxtehude, Jonathan Co-hen, founder of the ensem-ble Arcangelo, is joined by a distinguished trio, including

two regulars on the Alpha label, Sophie Gent and Thomas Dunford, alongside the gambist Jonathan Manson.

Boccherini: Arie da ConcertoArtists: Amaryllis Dieltiens (sop); Bart Naessens; Capriola de Goiia. (1 CD) (Evil Penguin Records) EVLP 0023 $16.99 This album is a rare recording of vocal music by Boc-chereini, who in his time was a neglected composer. This album rehabilitates Boccherini as a true heir of Handel, a worthy contemporary to Haydn, and an early precursor of the belcanto of Bellini.

Nuevo Mundo: 17th c. Music in Latin America Works: Works by Diego Jose De Salazar; Diego Fernan-dez; Juan de Araujo; Juan Hidalgo; Gaspar Fernandes; Hernando Franco; Juan Gar-cia; et al Artists: Gabriel Gar-rido/Ensemble Elyma. (1 CD) (Glossa) GLS 80022 $10.49

Just listening to soprano Maria Cristina Kiehr in her early collaborations with Gabriel Garrido is a sheer pleasure! Previously available on Symphonia and Pan Classics, this recording now it arrives on Glossa’s budget Cabinet line for a new life.

The Vituoso Hurdy Gurdy in 18th C. FranceWorks: Works by Charles Baton; Michel Corrette; Louis-Claude Daquin; Jean-Baptiste Dupuits; Jean-Philippe Rameau; Ravet; Christophe Lemenu de Saint-Philbert Artists: Tobie Miller/Ensemble Danguy. (1

CD) (Ricercar) RCR 382 $18.99 In the time of Madame de Pompadour, the hurdy-gurdy, like the musette, enjoyed a great success. It was considered to be on a level with other instruments still popular today.

J.S. Bach performed on MarimbaWorks: J.S. Bach: Prelude for Lute; Sonata for Violin solo no 1-3; Suite for Cello solo nos 3 & 5 Artists: Kuniko Kato (Marimba). (2 CD) (Linn Records) 2 LINN 585 $28.49 Kuniko Kato’s trademark is her highly sensitive touch, particularly with wooden instruments such as marimba, which gives these interpretations an extremely stripped-down yet natural, organic feel.

Italian Baroque Music “Carnevale 1729”Works by: Albinoni, Cassani, Giacmelli, Leo, Orlandini, Vinci, et al Artists: Stefano Montanari/il pomo d’oro. Ann Hallenberg (Mz) (2 SA CD) (PentaTone) 2 PTE 5186678 $29.99 Most of these rediscovered

works are recorded here for the first time. “The ex-cellent musicians of the fantastic period-instrument ensemble ... get it all perfectly right: every tone, every phrase, coloratura and accompaniment” (Süddeutsche Zeitung).

Handel: Water Musick; Telemann: WassermusikArtists: Alfredo Bernardini/Zefiro. (1 CD) (Arcana) ACAA 432 $18.99 The 250th anniversary of Telemann’s death offers now a neat incentive to re-release this successful recording - originally issued on the Ambroisie label - on which his Wassermusik, generally referred to as Hamburg Ebb and Flow, is coupled with Handel’s more familiar aquatic suites.

Giaches de Wert (1535-1596): MadrigalsArtists: Claudio Cavina/La Venexiana. (1 CD) (Glossa) GLS 80911 $10.49 This recording features some of de Wert’s later madrigalis-tic compositions, on texts of Torquato Tasso’s Gierusa-lemme liberata and Battista

Guarini’s Il pastor fido. The historical La Venexiana singers deliver their best for this milestone inter-pretaiton of a lesser known repertory.

Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739): Sacred WorksWorks by: Benedetto Marcello; Giambattista Mar-tini; Melchiorre Chiesa; Antonio Sacchini Artists: Jürgen Banholzer/Gioia Armonica. Michael Fre-imuth (Lute); Matthias Müller (Violone); Terry Wey (CtrTnr) (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 555033 $16.99 The composer Benedetto Marcello, a Venetian nobleman who studied composition with Gasparini and Lotti and then went on to distinguish himself both as a composer and a poet, forms the special focus of this program.

The English ConcertWorks: Works by Purcell, Locke, Blow & Gibbons Artists: Harry Bicket/The English Concert. Sarah Connolly (Mz); Harry Bicket (Hpsi); Rosemary Joshua (Sop) (1 CD) (Wigmore Hall Live) WGMR 0087 $15.99 Through the course of this concert, recorded live at Wigmore Hall, we explore the music of seven-teenth century England; from the irresistible Suite from The Tempest by Matthew Locke to John Blow’s sprightly Chaconne in G.

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Scarlatti: Piano SonatasArtists: Marie-Luise Hinrichs (Pno). (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 555103 $16.99 ‘’The Stabat Mater of Pergolesi has fascinated me from the beginning: both the powerful lyrics, and also the music, which not only underlines the text effectively, but has independently in itself as well a great effect.’’ (Marie-Luise Hinrichs)

John Sheppard (1515-1558): Sacred MusicWorks: Sheppard: Cantate Mass; Gaude Gaude Gaude Maria Virgo for 6 voices; Media vita. Artists: Martin Baker/The Choir of Westminster Cathedral. (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 68187 $19.99

This program featuring his Media vita is designed to be sung by liturgical professionals, and none rise to its demands quite like the Westminster Ca-thedral Choir.

Grand Tour: Baroque Road TripWorks by: J.S. Bach, Fan-zaglia, Telemann, Handel, Vivaldi, Wassenaer, et al Art-ists: Simon Murphy (Baroque viola)/New Dutch Academy (1 SA Hybrid CD) (PentaTone) PTE 5186668 $19.99 The award-winning New Dutch

Academy Baroque orchestra was described by BBC Music as ‘’a big band playing on period instruments’’ and praised for its ‘’sumptuous...swinging rhythms...stylish ornamentation [and] inventive extemporisation.’’

Baroque Music for Flutes & Strings by Quantz & TelemannWorks: Quantz: Concerto à 5; Concerto for 2 flutes; Telemann: Flute Concerto; Viola Concerto; Quartet for 2 violins, viola & bc Artists: Alexander Weimann/Arion Ba-roque Orch. Claire Guimond (Hpsi); Jean Louis Blouin (Vla); Alexa Raine-Wright (Flt). (1 CD) (Early-Music.com) EMDC 7777 $16.99 Take in the vibrant colors of flutes and strings in this new album devoted to two somewhat rebel representatives of the German late baroque, Telemann and Quantz.

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The Classical Era

New Albums of the Music of MozartBaroque... continued

Carbonelli: Sonate da Camera Nos. 1-6Artists: The Illyria Consort. Bojan Cicic (Vln). (1 CD) (Delphian Records) DELP 34194 $19.99 For a neo-Corellian, Giovan-ni Stefano Carbonelli (1694-1772) is unusually fond of complexity, both technical

and compositional, and also unusually open to contemporary influences, such as those of Handel and Vivaldi. The quality of his music speaks for itself - virtuosic and joyously melodic.

Brescianello (1690-1758): Concerti a tre, Vol. 1Works: Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (1690-1758): Concertos 1-6 Artists: Der Musikalische Garten (1 CD) (Coviello) CVEL 91705 $18.99 In these charming chamber music works Bres-cianello finds his own style, which is characterized by sonorous slow phrases and joy in virtuosity.

Works for one & two harpsichords by J.S. Bach, W.F. Bach & Carl Heinrich GraunArtists: Menno Van Delft (Hpsi); Guillermo Brach-etta (Hpsi) (1 CD) (Resonus Records) REOA 10189 $16.99 This stunning album features J.S. Bach’s Italian Concerto, the second part of his Clavier-Übung and solo concerti from Wilhelm Friedemann Bach and Carl Heinrich Graun. ‘’Superb performances by Brachetta’’ (Financial Times)

Zelenka: Sonatas Simphonie & Hipocondrie Works: Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745): Sonate en Trio 1 & 2; Simphonie a 8 Concertanti; Hopocondrie a 7 Concertanti Artists: Pasticcio Barocco; Orchestra D’Auvergne (1 CD) (Herisson) HEIS 016 $16.99

Zelenka was a demanding composer. At a time when the search for simplicity had arrived from Italy and taken hold in the Dresden community in which he lived, he nonetheless made constant use of counterpoint.

Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672): PsalmenArtists: Dresdner Kammerchor. (1 CD) (Carus) CRS 83016 $18.99 The “father of German music” created a “psalms project” of a breadth and depth unlike any other composer through the musical arrangement of the Becker Psalter and of many other works. He is thus representative of all composers who have devoted themselves to the psaltery over the centuries.

Isfried Kayser: Magnificat; Missa VIWorks: Isfrid Kayser (1712-1771): Alma Redemptoris Mater; Laudate Dominum; Laudate pueri; Magnificat; Mass no 6; Parthia for organ no 1. Artists: Jürgen Essl/Ars Antiqua Austria. Jürgen Essl (Organ) (1 CD) (Carus) CRS 83479 $18.99 Isfried Kayser’s (1712-1771) Magnificat and the Missa VI are presented here in a recording together with several smaller works; they document Kayser’s extraordinary accomplishments in the sacred genre.

J. S. Bach: Cantatas for Bass Solo Works: J.S. Bach: Ich Will Den Krezstab Gerne Tragen; Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen; Ich Habe Genug; Ich Hatte Viel Bekummernis; Der Friede Sei Mit Dir Artists: Henryk Bohm, (bass); Antonius Adamske/Gottinger Barockorchester. (1 CD) (Coviello) CVEL 91704 $19.99 The bass Henryk Bohm, together with the Got-tinger Barockorchester under Antonius Adamske, presents a cross-section from the cantatas based on Christoph Birkmann’s texts, thus reaffirming the overwhelming variety in Bach’s work.

J.S. Bach: Cantatas; Mass in g minorArtists: Tobias Berndt; Dorothee Mields; Benno Schachtner; Benedikt Kristjánsson; Hans-Christoph Rademann/Gaechinger Cantorey. (1 CD) (Carus) CRS 83311 $18.99 Even today, Protestant church music has been strongly characterized by Johann Sebastian Bach. The “musical preacher” allows the listener to understand both emotionally and rationally the theological message entirely in the spirit of Martin Luther. Therefore, it is fitting that in 2017 the newly released recording of the Gaechinger Cantorey under the direction of Hans-Christoph Radermann reflects the Reformation in full.

J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Violin Works: J.S. Bach: Sonata for violin; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord nos. 1, 3 & 5; Artists: Apollo Ensemble. Cassandra L. Luckhardt (Viola da gamba); David Rabinovich (Vln); Marion Boshuizen (Hpsi). (1 CD) (Centaur) CEN 3527 $16.99 The Apollo Ensemble is like a chameleon. Sometimes a baroque orchestra, other times a duo, trio, or septet. But whatever form it takes,

Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792): Piano Concerto; Two SymphoniesArtists: Johannes Moesus/Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim. Natasa Veljkovic (Pno). (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777852 $16.99 The piano has been the

center of Natasa Veljkovic’s life ever since she was four years old. After studies with her ‘’musical father’’, Prof. Arobo Valdma, in Belfrade, she was accepted to Prof. Paul Badura-Skoda’s class at the Vienna University of Music at the age of fourteen.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Coriolan OvertureArtists: Klaus Tennstedt/NDR Sinfonieorchester. (1 CD) (Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler) PRF 16022 $16.99 Beethoven worked at his Third Symphony in Heili-genstadt near Vienna between May and September 1803, completing it at the beginning of 1804. It was premiered on April 7 of the following year at the Theater an der Wien during an “academy” given by the violinist Franz Clement (who would premiere Beethoven’s Violin Concerto three years later.)

Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano & Violin, Vol 3Works: Beethoven: Sonata for violin & piano nos 6, 7 & 8 Artists: Ian Watson (FtePno); Susanna Ogata (Vln). (1 CD) (Coro) COO 16154 $18.99 Ian Watson and Susanna Ogata’s acclaimed series on

Coro Connections continues with the third album in their exploration of Beethoven’s Sonatas for forte-piano and violin. Susanna Ogata has been praised for her ‘’totally convincing, spontaneous and free-flowing playing’’ (The Berkshire Review)

Beethoven: Flute Sonatas / Raymond HoningArtists: Raymond Honing, (traverso); Ersula Duetschler, (pno) (1 CD) (Aliud Records) AIUD 092CD $16.99 The rich depth of Beethoven’s music is truly a gift for life, since, just as with the sonatas of Bach, there

is always something new left to discover. Each interaction with Beethoven’s music reveals a new part of his musical imagination.

Neeme Jarvi Conducts Beethoven, BrahmsWorks: Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4; Brahms: Symphony no 2 Artists: Neeme Järvi/Estonian National SO. Kalle Randalu (Pno). (1 CD) (Estonian Record Products) ESON 9516 $18.99 Neeme Jarvi is the head of a musical dynasty. One of today’s most highly respected maestro’s, he conducts the world’s most prominent orchestras and works alongside soloists of the highest caliber.

Beethoven: String Trio, Op. 3; Serenade, Op. 8Artists: Ssens Trio. (1 CD) (LAWO Classics) . LAWO 1122 $16.99 Over a few short years of the 1790’s, Beethoven devoted special attention to a genre to which he would not return: the string trio. Five large-

scale compositions would be the result. The formal aspects of the first two presented here seem to link them to the suite form of the Baroque.

Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2Artists: Elias String Quartet. (2 CD) (Wigmore Hall Live) 2 WGMR 0085 $21.49 Audiences around Britain and beyond became devoted followers of the Elias String Quartet’s Beethoven Project, in which the complete quartets were performed over the course of two seasons.

Bernhard Crusell (1775-1838): Three Quartets for clarinet and stringsArtists: London Haydn Quartet. (1 CD) (Glossa) GLS 920609 $18.99 Hoeprich and the members of the London Haydn Quartet play on fine historical instruments, which provide a warm, blended sound that is at the same time both transparent and full of detail.

Boccherini: String Trios, Op. 34Artists: La Ritirata. (2 CD) (Glossa) 2 GLS 923105 $29.99 In a pair of its earlier recordings, newly remastered and now appearing on Glossa, La Ritirata demon-strates complete sympathy with the Classical-era intentions of a composer in full maturity.

Francois Francoeur (1698-1787): Violin SonatasArtists: Ensemble Dai-monion. (1 CD) (Passacaille) PSSA 1021 $18.99 Francois Francoeur was, be-sides Jean-Marie Leclair, one of the most important repre-sentatives of the French violin school. He was able to com-

bine the technical virtuosity of Italian provenance with French elegance and smooth melody.

Ton Koopman Conducts Leopold & W.A. MozartWorks: Leopold Mozart: Diver-timento; Toy Symphony; W.A. Mozart: Gallimathias musicum; Symphony no 1; Variations (12) Artists: Ton Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orch. Tini Mathot (Pno). (1 CD) (Chal-lenge) CHL 72266 $16.99

Leopold Mozart’s conscious aim was to write simple, understandable music. Since the level of the amateurs performing “composed music” was not such that they were able to perform the virtuosic music of the court ensembles, a demand rose for more simple music. Leopold filled this gap.

Mozart, Beethoven: Violin SonatasArtists: Ji Young Lim, (vln); Dong Kyek Lim, (pno) (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 562493 $16.99 “.. an impressive arsenal of strengths - a range of colors that extended from a brilliant shimmer on top to an almost viola-like richness and graininess on the bottom, the ability to race from one end of the finger-board to the other with a tap dancer’s agility and precision...” -The Washington Post

Mozart: Violin SonatasWorks: Mozart: Divertimento; Sonata for violin & piano no 29; Sonata for Violin and Piano; Variations (6) on “Hélas, j’ai perdu mon amant” Artists: Ulf Schneider (Vln); Stephan Imorde (Pno). (1 CD) (CAvi Music) CAVI 8553372 $17.99 The works on this recording form the basis for a recital featuring readings of Constanze Mozart’s letters. The album does not include the readings. ‘’Helas, j’ai perdu mon amant’’ is the title of the project that gave rise to the recordings on this album.

C.P.E. Bach: Sonatas for Violon et Piano Artists: Amandine Beyer, (vln); Edna Stern, (pno) (1 CD) (Alpha Productions) AHP 329 $10.49

Mozart: Quintets in E flat major & D major Artists: Ayryn Quartet. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Tacet) TAC 225SA $22.99 “The Auryn Quartet and Nobuko Imai again fully con-vince with one much elaborat-ed and at the same time very natural Mozart. Their music

making is supported by the outstanding recording quality and gives us a stunning opportunity to redis-cover these incomprehensibly not so popular works under the best possible conditions.” (Pizzicato)

Mozart: Quintets in G minor & B flat majorArtists: Auryn Quartet; Nobuko Imai, viola (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Tacet) TAC 224 $22.99 The string quartet offers countless possibilities of in-terplay between the different instruments. If you add a fifth

instrument to the mix, in this case the viola, then it not only gives the whole sound a comparatively orchestral quality but also considerably increases the methods at the composer’s disposal.

Mozart: Die FreimaurermusikenWorks: Paul Angerer (b.1927): Fantasy on 2 Mozart fragments; Mozart: Adagios, K. 410 & 411; Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schöpfer; Die Maurerfreude Artists: Wolfgang Brunner/Salzburger Hofmusik. Jan Kobow (Tnr); Maximilian Kiener (Boy So-prano) (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777917 $16.99 This album contains all of Mozart’s Masonic compositions with the sole exception of The Magic Flute. It includes his final work, the cantata ‘Laut verkunde unsre Freude’, written 19 days before his death.

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Piano

The Romantic PeriodNew Releases, Not To Be Overlooked

Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894): Orchestral WorksWorks: Rubinstein: Cello Concerto; Don Quixote; Valse Caprice; Trot de Cavelerie; Symphony No. 2; Serenade Russe No. 1; Triomphale Overture; The Demon, ballet music Art-ists: Alban Gerhardt, (clo);

George Hanson/Wuppertal SO. (2 CD) (MD&G) 2 MDG 3352016 $18.99 Anton Rubinstein was a celebrated piano virtuoso, conductor and one of the most successful compos-ers of his times. His Symphony No. 2, the “Ocean Symphony,” experienced more than two hundred performances following its debut.

Josef Suk Piano Quartet Plays Dvorák, SukWorks: Dvorák: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2; Josef Suk: Quartet for Piano and Strings Artists: Josef Suk Piano Quartet. (1 CD) (Supraphon) SPR 4227 $19.99 The recording makes it

evident that the young musicians have Dvorák and Suk in their blood. The mature Antonin Dvorák vs. the teenage Josef Suk - a duel with two victors.

Hans Rosbaud conducts Richard WagnerWorks: Wagner: Orchestral music from Die Meis-tersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Parsifal; Rien-zi; Tannhäuser; The Flying Dutchman. Artists: Hans Rosbaud/SWR SO des Südwestrundfunks (1 CD) (SWR Music) SWRM 19036 $16.99 This new series from the SWR Classic label pres-ents largely unpublished recordings by Rosbaud of classical and romantic repertoire, starting with overtures by Richard Wagner.

Mendelssohn: Symphony no 5 “Reformation”Artists: Jörg Widmann/Irish CO. (1 CD) (Orfeo) ORF 921171 $22.99 The second instalment of Jörg Widmann’s involve-ment with the Irish Chamber Orchestra and their record-ings of Felix Mendelssohn’s

symphonies is devoted to what is known as the composer’s Fifth, in keeping with the upcoming cel-ebrations to mark 500 years since the “Reformation.

Brahms: Symphony No. 2; Segerstam: Symphony No. 289Artists: Leif Segerstam (piano)/Turku PO. Tero Latvala (Vln) (1 SA CD) (Alba) ABA 403 $18.99 This new release is the second in a four-release set from Alba which will feature all four of Johannes Brahms’ symphonies and four symphonies chosen from Leif Segerstam’s more than 300 symphonies.

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 / Riccardo MutiArtists: Chicago SO. (1 CD) (CSO Resound) CSOR 9011701 $19.99 “Nobility, lyrical feeling and dramatic thrust are keys to Muti’s approach to the Bruckner symphonies... like a quiet and controlled church ritual that sud-

denly bursts forth in powerful glory.” (Chicago Tribune)

Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B flat / JochumArtists: Eugen Jochum/Royal Concertgebouw Orch.; Berlin PO. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Praga) PGA 350114 $23.99 With this concert performance on May 30, 1964, Jochum set the bar for this “Katholische Sinfonie.” The disc also includes his reading of the compos-er’s Te Deum, leading the Berlin Philharmonic.

Bruckner: Symphony Nos. 7 & 9 / FurtwänglerArtists: Wilhelm Furtwängler/Berlin PO. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Praga) PGA 350125 $23.99 The program featured Bruckner’s last (unfinished) symphony, and closed with the Adagio from Symphony

No.7. This original recording represents perhaps his most inspired performance and is a compelling testimony of his legacy.

Chopin & Franck: Cello Sonatas / KloecknerArtists: Benedict Kloeckner, (clo); Anna Fedorova, (pno) (1 CD) (Piano Classics) PINC 59472 $18.99 Anna Fedorova is one of the world’s premier young pianists. Critics have praised Anna’s signature “sweet modesty and wild expression,” which renders listeners “completely taken by surprise, compelled and astonished.”

Conradin Kreutzer: chamber works with windsWorks: Conradin Kreutzer (1780-1849): Septet for clari-net, horn, bassoon & strings; Trio for piano, clarinet & bas-soon Artists: Tobias Koch/Himmelpfortgrund. (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 555067 $16.99 Today Conradin Kreutzer is

regarded as an absolutely paradigmatic representa-tive of the musical “Biedermeier,” which designates not so much an epoch as a style and a state of mind.

Franck: Violin Sonata / Isabelle FaustWorks: Chausson: Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet; César Franck: Violin Sonata Art-ists: Salagon Quartet. Isabelle Faust (Vln); Alex-ander Melnikov (Pno). (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 902254 $18.99 The talents of Isabelle Faust and Alexander Mel-nikov combine for an incomparable reading of the Franck sonata and with the Salagon Quartet for a delicately illuminated and intimate performance of Ernest Chausson’s celebrated Concert.

Heinrich Baermann (1784-1847): QuintetsWorks: Heinrich Baermann (1784-1847): Quintets for clarinet & strings, Opp. 19 & 22; Heinrich Joseph Baermann (1784-1847): Quintet for clarinet & strings no 3 Artists: Rita Karin Meier (Clnt). Belenus Quar-tet (1 SA Hybrid CD) (MD&G) MDG 9011988 $18.99 Heinrich Baermann is quite well known today as the clarinetist who was Carl Maria von Weber’s source of inspiration. The famous virtuoso took up the pen on his own with great success.

In Schubert’s Company, Works for Violin & Strings Artists: Maxim Rysanov, (vln); Sinfonietta Riga. (2 CD) (Onyx Classics) 2 NYX 4183 $28.49 Presented here, alongside works including Schubert’s Symphony No.5, Violin Sonata No.3 and Polonaise for violin & orchestra are pieces from three contemporary composers who have drawn on Schubert as the source for their works.

Liszt: Symphonic Poems, Vol. 1Works: Liszt: Preludes; Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo; Mazeppa; Die Ideale Artists: Stanislav Macura/Prague RSO; Rafael Kubelik/Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Herbert von Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic; Ferenc Fricsay/RIAS Sinfonie Orchester Berlin. (1 SA CD) (Praga) PGA 350124 $23.99 Both the term symphonic poem and the form itself were invented by Franz Liszt. His works such as Les PrΘludes used thematic transformation to parallel poetic emotions.

Paganini: Chamber Music for Strings Works: Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840): Cantabile, for violin & piano; Introduction and Variations on “Dal tuo stellato soglio” from Rossini’s “Mosè”; Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra; Preludes (6) for violin (doubtful); Ritornelli (3), for 2 violins & double bass; Sonata concertata, for guitar & violin Artists: Giulio Tampalini (Gtr); Andrea Noferini (Clo); Roberto Noferini (Vln); Anna Noferini (Vln). (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95031 $8.99 All the works on this album of chamber music show the composer’s lighter side, except perhaps the fiendish complexity of the variations on a theme from Rossini’s Mose in Egitto. There are three ritornelli for two violins and bass (here played on a cello) which take a Baroque form and rework it with Classical harmony into a trio of four- minute, upbeat miniatures.

Sibelius, Mendelssohn: Violin ConcertosWorks: Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47. Artists: Mariss Jansons/Berlin PO. Sarah Chang (Vln). (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 72Works: Cipriani Potter (1792-1871): Piano Concertos nos 2 & 4; Variazioni di bravura on a theme by Rossini Artists: Howard Shelley (piano)/Tas-manian SO (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 68151 $19.99 Hyperion’s Romantic Piano

Concerto series comes to the rescue of yet another neglected figure. Howard Shelley and his Tasmanian forces give us the first recordings of British composer Cipriani Potter’s Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4.

Schubert: Piano Trio, Op. 100; ‘Trout’ QuintetArtists: Trio Wanderer. Stéphane Logerot (Dbl Bss); Christophe Gaugué (Vla). (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 2908748 $8.99 Two of Schubert’s favorite works are coupled here on a disc celebrating the 30th an-

niversary of Trio Wanderer. One of his last composi-tions, the Op.100 Piano Trio was among the few late works Schubert heard performed before his death. The Trout was composed when Schubert was 22.

Emilie Mayer (1812-1883): Piano Trios; NotturnoWorks: Emilie Mayer (1812-1883): Notturno for violin & piano, Op. 48; Trios for Piano and Strings, Opp. 13 & 16 Artists: Trio Vivente (Piano Trio). (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 555029 $16.99 Influenced by her studies with Carl Loewe, Emilie Mayer mainly occupied herself studying works by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven and developed a compositional style of her own deliberately following outstanding classical models.

Angela Hewitt plays Fryderyk ChopinWorks: Chopin: Sonatas, Nocturnes, Mazurkas, Fantasies Artists: Angela Hewitt, (pno) (1 CD) (Fryderyk Chopin Society) FYCS 631 $16.99 Angela Hewitt’s competition recordings are being brought

back by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in its Blue Se-ries, which reminds listeners of the most interesting performances of the Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition.

Mussorgsky: Complete Piano WorksWorks: Modest Mussorgsky: Au village; Ein Kinderscherz; Fair Scene from Sorochin-skï Fair; First Punishment; Gopak; Impromptu passion-né Artists: Giacomo Scinar-do (Pno). (2 CD) (Dynamic) . 2 DYN 7786 $19.99

Throughout his life, Modest Mussorgsky composed works of various lengths for solo piano, many of unquestionable musical worth; his last composi-tions date from 1880, one year prior to his untimely death, at the age of 42.

Tchaikovsky: Piano Works / Daria TelizynWorks: Tchaikovsky: Ro-mance; Autumn; Barcarolle; Toika; Sentimental Waltz; Humoresque; Dumka Art-ists: Daria Telizyn, (pno) (1 CD) (Claudio Records) CDOR 3809-2 $16.99 “After having heard 10,000

concerts, after having written more than 8,600 reviews, and after having heard the Liszt sonata countless times, I feel simply bound to declare that after Daria Telizyn’s unbelieveasble performance I feel completely flabbergasted.” -Jan van Voor-thuysen

Tchaikovsky: The Seasons; Grand SonataArtists: Nikolai Lugansky (Pno). (1 CD) (Naïve) NAI 215 $16.99 For Nikolai Lugansky, ‘’one of the most trailblazing performers of our time’’ as per Gramophone, this recording is like ‘’having a new encounter with Tchaikovsky, almost like falling in love with someone new...’’

Debussy: 12 Etudes, Books 1 & 2 / ZamoraArtists: Paulina Zamora (Pno). (1 CD) (Delos) DEL 3530 $15.49 On SaleDebussy’s Twelve Études have long been regarded as being among the most enigmatic of his piano works - and have thus been among the least often performed. Chilean-American virtuoso Pualina Zamora is one of today’s leading pianists and champions these keyboard masterpieces.

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New Post-Romantic Releases for Orchestra

Post Romantic

For Solo PianoBach: French Suites Nos. 1-5 / Ashkenazy

Artists: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Pno). (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B002683802 $16.98 A legendary Decca artist known for his “directness, ar-ticulation and absolute trust in the music’s own poetic strengths” (The Guardian),

Vladimir Ashkenazy continues to build his already lauded catalog with Bach: The French Suites.

“Walk in Beauty” - Contemporary Piano WorksWorks by: Connor Chee; Peter Garland; Kyle Gann; Michael Daugherty; John Luther Adams; Raven Chacon; Martin Bresnick; Louis Ballard, Jennifer Hig-don; et al Artists: Emanuele Arciuli, (pno) (2 CD) (In-nova) 2 INNO 255 $14.99 When an Italian pianist falls in love with the Ameri-can Southwest, he or she is apt to respond in some grand, expansive and colorful way to the space, light, and culture of the region. ‘Walk in Beauty’ is a double album of fourteen such inspiring pieces.

A Celebration of Early American ComposersWorks by: Amy Beach; Ruth Crawford; Charles Ives Artists: Margaret Mills, (pno) (1 CD) (Cambria) CBA 1242 $16.99 “[Mills’] touch, pure silver and soft velvet one moment, can change in a heartbeat to fire

and brimstone the next, always finding just the right tone of voice and way of phrasing and sustaining a line that turns a measure magical.” -Fanfare

Alexandre Tansman: Piano Music, Vol. 2Works: Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986): Novel-ettes; Pièces (20) faciles sur des mélodies popu-laires polonaises; Preludes (3) in blues form; Suite dans le style ancien Artists: Danny Zelibor (Pno). (1 CD) (Toccata Classics) TOC 0265 $18.99 This second installment in this first-ever survey of Tansman’s piano music demonstrates its stylistic range, from Neo-Baroque via Polish folk-music and the orient to the Blues.

Arthur Lourié: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2Works: Arthur Lourié (1892-1966): A Phoenix Park Nocturne; Berceuse de la chevrette; Dnevnoj uzor (Tagesplan); Gigue; Intermezzo; Marche Artists: Giorgio Koukl (Pno). (1 CD) (Grand Piano) GRPO 750 $16.99 The Belarus-born composer embraced extended to-nality in Deux Poemes, Op. 8, huge Scriabinesque chords in Syntheses, Op. 16 and forward-looking harmonic astringency in the Sonatina No. 3.

Haro Stepanian: 26 Preludes for pianoArtists: Mikael Ayrapetyan (Pno). (1 CD) (Grand Piano) GRPO 760 $16.99 Haro Stepanian (1897-1966) followed the pioneer-ing efforts of composers such as Komitas in estab-lishing a strong national voice for Armenian music.

Chasing Pianos: The Music of Michael NymanWorks: Michael Nyman (b.1944): All Imperfect Things; Big My Secret; Bill; Candlefire; Chasing Sheep is Best Left to Shepherds; Deep Sleep Play-ing Artists: Valentina Lisitsa (Pno). (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B002013502 $18.98

A coming together of two artists with enormous followings - Valentina Lisitsa, with her dazzling artistry and hundreds of thousands of followers on YouTube, and Michael Nyman, with his hugely popular film soundtracks.

Reinhold Glière: Piano Music / ImperatoWorks: Reinhold Glière (1875-1956): Esquisses (12); Kinderstücke, 12 pieces; Piano Pieces (2), Op. 99; Préludes (25); Romance Artists: Gianluca Imperato (Pno) (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95296 $12.99 Gianluca Imperato complements the Preludes with selections from other, slighter keyboard collec-tions. They show that at the age of 80, Glière could still pen music that was remarkably refined, calm and melancholy.

Nikita Mndoyants on Steinway & SonsWorks: Beethoven: Bagatelles (6); Prokofiev: Sarcasms (5); Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze Artists: Nikita Mndoyants (Pno). (1 CD) (Steinway & Sons) STEI 30075 $17.99 Winner of the 2016 Cleveland

International Piano Competition, Nikita Mndoyants’ performances are “flawlessly paced, beautifully detailed and emotionally powerful” (Dallas Morning News).

Stanford: Works for Piano Solo, Vol. 1Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Capriccios (5)Op. 136; Characteristic Pieces (6), Op. 132; Elementary Sketches (6); Fancies (3); Irish Folk-Tunes (5); Pre-ludes (24), Set 1 Artists: Christopher Howell (Pno). (2 CD) (Sheva Collection) 2 SEVA 115 $21.99 Sheva Collection releases here the first in a series of Stanford’s solo piano music, with many of the works appearing for the first time.

Englund: Complete Music for Solo PianoWorks: Sven Einar Englund (1916-1999): Humoreski; Introduzione E Toccata; Little Toccata; Pavane & Toccata; Pieces (3) “The Keyboard Tells”; Prelude & Fughetta (“Hommage à Bach”). Art-ists: Laura Mikkola (Pno). (1

CD) (Toccata Classics) TOC 0356 $18.99 Einar Englund (1916-1999) was not only one of Finland’s major symphonists; he was also one of his country’s most important pianists - a career cut short when he damaged a finger as a soldier in the Battle of Bengtskjar.

Ponce: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2Works: Manuel Ponce (1882 - 1948): Cubana, for piano (“Danza de Salón”); Elegía de la Ausencia, for piano; Guateque; Intermezzo for piano no 2; Moderato Malinconico, for piano; Preludio Cubano, for piano. Artists: Álvaro Cendoya (Pno). (1 CD) (Grand Piano) GRPO 764 $16.99 Manuel Ponce was one of Mexico’s most prolific and decorated composers and remains highly esteemed and popular today. Leaving Mexico midway through the Revolution, he lived in Cuba between 1915 and 1917 and soon absorbed the island’s seductive Caribbean sensuality and subtle dances, also expressing melancholic nostalgia for his homeland in the Elegia de la ausencia.

Gulda plays Mozart & GuldaWorks: Friedrich Gulda (1930 - 2000): Improvisation for piano no 1 & 2; Play Piano Play; Suite for Piano, E-Piano and Drums; Mozart: Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in A major Artists: Leopold Hager/Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Friedrich Gulda (Pno). (1 CD) (BR Klassik) BRK 900713 $16.99 Mozart was certainly among the ‘’domestic deities’’ of Viennese pianist Friedrich Gulda. He repeatedly played Mozart’s piano music in his concerts and had it recorded. In so doing, this classically-trained musician, who had already played successfully in jazz bands at a young age, ignored the strict limits imposed by genres: he wanted to show audiences that there are no distinctions between musical styles whenever good music is played honestly and conscientiously.

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Siècle, Works for Cello & OrchestraWorks: Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain; Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time; Debussy: Cello Sonata; Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habañera; Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto no 1 Artists: John Wilson; Ste-fan Blunier/BBC SO. Leonard

Elschenbroich (Clo). (1 CD) (Onyx) NYX 4173 $19.99 These compositions span years of the Franco-Prussian War, the First and Second World wars, and into the 1970s.

Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944): Piano TriosArtists: Trio Parnassus. (1 CD) (MD&G) MDG 3032002 $18.99 This latest recording by the award-winning, inter-nationally esteemed Trio Parnassus represents yet another contribution to a long-overdue rediscovery project. During the more than thirty years of its ex-istence the Trio Parnassus has discovered many a musical treasure in cooperation with MDG.

Works for Cello & Piano by Bartók, Debussy, De Falla & RavelWorks: Bartók: Rhapsody; Rhapsody for Violin no 2; Romanian Folkdances; Debussy: Cello Sonata; de Falla: Siete canciones populares española; Ravel: Violin Sonata Artists: Imre

Rohmann (Pno); Ditta Rohmann (Clo). (1 CD) (Hungaroton) HGR 32793 $19.99 The excellent cellist Ditta Rohmann plays cello arrangements of the exquisitely selected repertory from the early twentieth century in the company of her father, the pianist Imre Rohmann.

Nápravník: Chamber Music / Spyros Piano TrioWorks: Eduard Nápravnik (1839-1916): Piano Trio; Mélancolie, for piano Artists: Spyros Piano Trio. (1 SA Hy-brid CD) (MD&G) MDG 9031996 $18.99 The first MD&G recording by the Spyros Trio was of music

by Louise Adolpha Le Beau and was awarded the coveted ECHO Klassik prize.

In the Age of Ravel / Ransom Wilson, fluteWorks: Works for Flute & Piano by Fauré, Pierné, Ravel, Roussel Artists: Ransom Wilson (Flt); Francois Dumont (Pno). (1 CD) (Nimbus) NIM 6344 $18.99 Ransom Wilson has long been recognized interna-tionally as one of the greatest flutists of his genera-tion. After graduation from the Julliard School in 1973, he spent a year in Paris as a private student of Jean-Pierre Rampal.

Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Chamber MusicArtists: Lukasz Borowicz/Mieczyslaw Karlowicz Phil-harmonic SO. (1 CD) (Dux (Poland) DUX 1377 $19.99 This release showcases Karlowicz’ (1876-1909) Violin Concerto in A major, his Lithuanian Rhap-sody Op. 11, and The Sorrowful Tale Op. 13.

Fuchs: The complete works for cello and pianoWorks: Robert Fuchs (1847-1927): Sonata in e flat minor; 7 Fantasy Pieces; Sonata in d minor Artists: Martin Ostertag, (clo); Oliver Triendl, (pno) (1 CD) (TYXart) TYXA 16078 $18.99 The seventh album of this series, and the second with works by Robert Fuchs brings together the complete repertory for violoncello and piano. If one were to give but one summarizing keyword for Fuchs’ compositions for this instrument, it would no doubt be elegance.

Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933): Music for Piano and OrganWorks: Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933): Poesien; Silhouetten; Sibelius: Andante cantabile; Pelléas et Mélisande Artists: Jan Lehtola (Organ); Annikka Konttori-Gustafsson (Pno). (1 CD) (Toccata Classics) TOC 0419 $18.99 This recording revives long-forgotten sonorities that once would have been very familiar: the sound of piano and organ being played together. It also presents a Sibelius premiere: the arrangement by Sigfrird Karg-Elert of the suite from ‘’Pelleas and Melisande’’.

Siegmund von Hausegger: Orchestral WorksWorks: Siegmund von Hausegger (1872-1948): Aufklänge, symphonic varia-tions; Dionysische Phanta-sie; Wieland der Schmied Artists: Antony Hermus/Bamberg SO (1 CD) (CPO) CPO 777810 $16.99

The Dutch conductor Antony Hermus’ natural musical-ity have made him popular with musicians and con-certgoers alike. This fact is reflected in the high quality and intensity of his performances and in the great number of new performance invitations he receives.

Busoni: Orchestral Works / Neeme JärviWorks: Busoni: Berceuse élégiaque; Concertino, for clarinet; Die Brautwahl; Gesang vom Reigen der Geister; Indian Fantasy; Lustspielouvertüre Artists: Neeme Järvi/BBC PO. John Bradbury (Clnt). (2 CD)

(Chandos Records) 2 CHA 24157 $18.99 “Jarvi’s performances on his two Busoni collections are the most consistently sympathetic I’ve heard in some years and they’re sure... to enhance Busoni’s reputation as an orchestral composer.” –Gramophone

Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass / NeumannWorks: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Diary of One Who Disappeard; Lord, Have Mercy On Us Artists: Václav Neumann/Czech PO. (1 CD) (Praga) PGA 250382 $23.99 These three pieces, sung in old Slavonic and Moravian dialects, offer a compelling portrait of Janácek, a former Brno monk. His patriotism and humanist fervor is reflected in all his work, and here his music proudly celebrates Slavic culture.

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Noteworthy New Releases for August 2017

Modern EraRichard Strauss: Metamorphosen; et al

Works: R. Strauss: Meta-morphosen; Serenade; Symphony in Three Themes Artists: Markus Daunert/Aldeburgh Strings; Nicholas Daniel/Aldeburgh Winds. (1 CD) (Linn) LINN 538 $18.99 Strauss poured out some of

his most heartfelt inspiration in Metamorphosen, a 25-minute string masterpiece written as an elegy in the wake of Germany’s destruction in the Second World War.

Stravinsky: Music for Violin, Vol. 1 Works: Stravinsky: Pastorale; L’Oiseau de Feu; Mavra; Petrushka; Suite for Violin & Piano; Duo Concertant; Le Rossignol; De Lisle: La Marseillaise Artists: Ilya Gringolts, (vln); Peter Laul, (pno) (1 SA Hybrid CD) (BIS (Sweden) BIS 2245 $19.99 With this program, and in the company of the eminent Russian pianist Peter Laul, the highly virtuosic and temperamental violinist Ilya Gringolts makes his return to BIS.

George Antheil: A Jazz Symphony; et alWorks: George Antheil: A Jazz Symphony; Con-certo for Piano no 1; The Capital of the World Suite (3) Artists: Karl-Heinz Steffens/Staatsphil-harmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. Frank Dupree (Pno) (1 CD) (Capriccio) CAP 5309 $16.99 Antheil’s ‘Jazz Symphony’ of 1925 burst the limits of an audience’s customary listening experience much as Stravinsky had done in 1913 with ‘Le sacre du printemps’.

Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1984): Symphony No. 2Artists: Israel Yinon/NDR Radiophilharmonie. (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777677 $16.99 The conductor Israel Yinon (who unfortunately died in 2015) is once again our skillful guide through this second Ben-Haim production.

Andriessen: Symphonic Works, Vol. 4Works: Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981): Canzone; Ca-priccio; Libertas venit, rhap-sody; Symphony no 4. Art-ists: David Porcelijn/Nether-lands SO (1 CD) (CPO) CPO 777845 $16.99 Within a time span of some

seventy years, Andriessen wrote a large oeuvre of instrumental and vocal works, from symphonies to songs, from masses to operas, from chamber music to organ works.

Ireland: Chamber Music Works: Ireland: Cello Sonata in G minor; Delius: Violin Sonata No. 3; Bax: Cello Sonata (1923) Artists: Lionel Handy, (clo); Jennifer Hughes, (pno) (1 CD) (Lyrita) LYTA 361 $18.99 Arnold Bax is widely regarded as an orchestral composer, however he also wrote a significant quantity of chamber music.

Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3Artists: Vasily Petrenko/Royal Liverpool PO. Simon Trpceski (Pno). (1 CD) (Onyx Classics) NYX 4140 $19.99 Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3 has the kind of grace, economy and balance that one might almost call Clas-

sical and has become one of the 20th century’s most popular concertos.

Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2Artists: Grant Llewellyn/BBC Nat’l Orch. of Wales. Matthew Trusler (Vln). (1 CD) (Orchid Classics) ORPO 100070 $14.99 ‘’One of the best modern violin concertos...a brilliant piece, perhaps the finest of all Prokofiev’s works.’’ (Nathan Milstein on the first Violin Concerto)

Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5Artists: James Gaffigan/Netherlands Radio PO. (1 SA CD) (Challenge) CHL 72732 $18.99 The image Sergei Prokofiev seems to project, particularly when it comes to the music he wrote while living in the West from 1914 to 1935, is one of a joker and an agitator, yet a classical composer at the core. This double identity can be heard even in his earlier works, mostly for piano, written before 1914, and was sealed with his ‘’Classical’’ Symphony in 1917.

BohemiaWorks: Josef Bohuslav Foerster: Wind Quintet; Pavel Haas: Quintet for winds; Leos Janácek: Mládí (Youth); Alexander von Zemlinsky: Humoresque, for wind quintet. Artists: Acelga Quintett. Anne Scheffel. (1 CD) (Genuin) GUIN 17460 $18.99 With the exotic prelude by Pavel Haas, the door opens upon a strange and unfamiliar world of sound as the Acelga Quintet leads us on an exciting musical journey in the ensemble’s new Genuin release. The result is wind playing and chamber music at the very highest level: with their instrumental virtuosity and ensemble synergy, a truly superlative production!

Ernst Toch (1887-1964): Solo Piano PiecesWorks: Toch: Beginner Etudes (10) for piano, Op. 59; Burlesken for piano, Op. 31; Capriccetti for piano, Op. 36; Intermediate Etudes (10) for piano, Op. 57; Kleinstadtbilder, for piano, Op. 49; Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 32. Artists: Anna Magdalena Kokits (Pno). (1 CD) (Capriccio) CAP 5293 $16.99 “What has always fascinated and impressed me from the outset - particularly in the works after 1918 - is their reduction to the essential

Elgar: The Dream of GerontiusArtists: Catherine Wyn-Rogers; Andrew Staples; Thomas Hampson; Daniel Barenboim/Staatskapelle Dresden (2 CD) (Decca) 2 DEC B002687002 $25.98 Of Daniel Barenboim’s Elgar series with the Staatskapelle

Berlin, The New York Times claims, “If anyone can make a case for Elgar outside Britain, and without special pleading, it’s Daniel Barenboim.”

Robert Muczynski: Chamber MusicWorks: Robert Muczynski (1929-2010): Duos for flute & clarinet, Op. 24; Fantasy Trio for clarinet, cello & piano, Op. 26; Sonata for cello & piano, Op. 25; Sonata for flute & piano, Op. 14; Time Pieces, for clarinet & piano, Op. 43. Artists: Ginevra Petrucci (Flt); Gleb Kanasevich (Clnt); Dorotea Racz (Clo); Dmitry Samogray (Pno). (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95433 $16.99 Muczynski’s sound-world embraces Bartokian harmonies and structures as well as the more lyrical yet open-ended language of Samuel Barber.

Walton: Orchestral WorksWorks: William Walton: Violin Concerto; Partita for Orchestra; Prelude and Fugue “Spitfire”; Variations on A Theme by Hin-demith Artists: Martyn Brab-bins/BBC Scottish SO. Anthony Marwood (Vln). (1 CD) (Hyper-ion) HYP 67986 $19.99

From the sunlit Mediterranean lyricism of the Violin Concerto to the rousing Spitfire Prelude and Fugue, this is the composer at the height of his power.

Kurtág: Collected Works for Ensemble & ChoirWorks: György Kurtág (b.1926): ...quasi una fanta-sia...; Brefs Messages; Ca-priccios (4); Colinda-Balada; Doppelkonzert; Grabstein für Stephan Artists: Reinbert de Leeuw/Asko-Schönberg En-semble. Harry van der Kamp

(Bass); Yves Saelens (Tnr); (3 CD) (ECM) 3 ECM B002675702 $39.99 This specially-priced 3-CD Set is a milestone as it brings together all of Kurtàg’s works for ensemble and for ensemble and choir.

American Sonatas for Violin & PianoWorks: Ives: Violin Sonata No. 2; William Bolcom: Violin Sonata No. 2; John Corigliano: Violin Sonata Artists: Ching-Yi Lin, (vln); Zachary Lopes, (pno) (1 CD) (MSR Classics) MSR 1553 $12.99 On SaleThese three American composers have in common that they all enjoy mixing classical and popular genres, as well as tonal and atonal passages, in a unique manner.

Music for trumpet & orchestra Works: Brett Dean (b.1961): Dramatis Personae; Luca Francesconi (b.1956): Hard Pace Artists: John Storgårds/Gothenburg SO. Håkan Hardenberger (Tpt). (1 SA Hybrid CD) (BIS) BIS 2067 $19.99 On the present recording it is

the Gothenburg Symphony and conductor John Stor-gards who provide Hakan Hardenberger with expert support in these demanding and rewarding scores.

Christopher Wood (b.1986): Requiem Artists: Paul Brough/L’Inviti Sinfonia; L’Inviti Singers. Rebecca Bottone (Sop). (1 CD) (Orchid Classics) ORPO 100068 $14.99 This work by self-proclaimed ‘’non-composer’’ Christopher Wood pays homage to the enormous grief felt around the UK following the passing of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 2002.

Martin Palmeri (b.1965): MagnificatArtists: Aleksandra Turalska, (sop); Agata Schmidt, (mz); Kinga Litowska/Astrolabium Choir; Capella Bydgostiensis CO (1 CD) (Dux (Poland) DUX 1343 $19.99 Martin Palmeri began to work on his rhythmically and polyphonically sophisticated Magnificat for mixed choir, soprano, mezzo-soprano, string orchestra, bandoneon and piano in 2010.

Michal Lorenc (b.1955): The CovenantArtists: Lee Reynolds/Michal Lorenc. Robert Pozar-ski; Katarzyna Laskowska; Damian Marat (Tpt); Mar-ta Maslanka (Dulcimer); Mohammad Rasouli (Ney). (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 561991 $16.99 Michal Lorenc’s new symphonic work was composed for the opening ceremony of the Temple of Divine Providence and the 1050th anniversary of the baptism of Poland.

Detlev Glanert (b.1960): Requiem for Hierony-mus BoschArtists: Leo van Doese-laaar; Aga Mikolaj; David Wilson-Johnson; Christof Fischesser; Markus Stenz/Royal Concertgebouw Orch. (1 SA CD) (RCO Live) RCOL 17005 $21.99

The composition translates the demonic nature of Bosch’s paintings with textual counterparts into music. Each movement is accompanied by a poem about the seven deadly sins.

Fred Lerdahl (b.1943): Episodes; Quiet Music; Times 3; Time and AgainArtists: Robert Abbado/St. Paul CO; Quattro Mani; Weiss-Kaplan-Stumpf Trio; Windscape (1 CD) (Bridge) BDG 9484 $18.99 The four virtuosic perfor-mances on this CD represent a

number of different phases in Lerdahl’s career, provid-ing rich evidence of the expressive and formal flexibil-ity afforded by the composer’s “post-modernism”.

John Pickard (b.1963): Orchestral WorksWorks: John Pickard (b.1963): Sixteen Sunrises; Symphony No. 5; Concertante Variations Artists: Martyn Brabbins/BBC Nat’l Orch. of Wales. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (BIS (Sweden) BIS 2261 $19.99 Previous recordings on BIS of Pickard’s music have received critical acclaim in reviews such as Gramophone (“simply stunning”), American Record Guide (“superb works in wonderful readings”) and BBC Music Magazine (“an absolute triumph”).

Petr Fiala (b.1943): Sacred MusicWorks: Petr Fiala (b.1943): The Czech Christmas Mass; The Marian Mass; Maria, Mystical Rose Artists: Czech Philharmonic Choir; Jitro Children’s Choir; St. Augus-tine Girls Choir. (1 CD) (Arco Diva) ARCO 0175 $16.99

Since 1971 Petr Fiala has worked as a professor of music theory, composition and conducting at the Brno Conservatory. He has written approximately 180 pieces.

What are they Doing to that Piano? Works for prepared pianoWorks by: Sidney Bailin; Robert A. Baker; John Cage; Gheorghe Costinescu; Matthew Durrant; Rachel Lee Guthrie; Ron Nagorcka; Byron Petty; Richard Pressley; Stephen Scott Artists: Various artists; Bowed Piano Ensemble; Victoria Hansen (Sop) (5 CD) (Navona) 5 NVA 6100 $33.49 What Are They Doing To That Piano? features composers and artists dedicated to finding the most adventurous and compelling sounds that the piano has to offer.

Milica Djordjevic (b.1984): Music for Small EnsembleWorks: Milica Djordjevic: ...würde man denken; Do you know how to bark?! non-communication for contrabass 2.1.1; Fail; How to evade?; Manje te u majke groze; Phosphorescence Artists: Johannes Schollhorn/MusikFabrik; Arditti Quartet. Francesco Dillon (Clo); Teodoro Anzellotti (Accordion); Carl Rosman (Clnt); Marco Blaauw (Tpt); Peter Veale (Oboe). (1 CD) (Wergo) WER 64222 $16.99 “She develops a material component further and further in an increasingly large, loud and dense wave, distorting it, perverting it, multiplying it, squeezing out of it everything it has to give - until it implodes. The rupture is sudden and abrupt, as if the plug of an electronic appliance were ripped from a wall socket.” – Barbara Eckle

Penderecki: Chamber Music Vol. IIWorks: Penderecki: Capriccio per Siegfried Palm; Cadenza; Per Slava; Suite; Serenata; Violincello Totale; Agnus Dei; Ciaccona in Memoriam Giovanni Paolo Artists: Jakov Spahn, (clo) (1 CD) (Dux (Poland) DUX 1244 $19.99 This CD, which continues the series of Krzysztof Penderecki’s chamber music, was devoted entirely to cello, as a solo instrument and as a multiplexed composition.

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Baroque, Romantic & Modern Song Settings

For Solo Voice

Harpsichord

“Songbird” - English, German & French SongsWorks: Works by Dominick Argento; Samuel Barber; Brahms; Britten; Chausson; Debussy; Fauré; Gounod; Liszt; Purcell; Roger Quilter; R. Strauss; Wolf Artists: Marie-Eve Scarfone (Pno); Layla Claire (Sop) (1 CD)

(ATMA) ATMA 22754 $15.49 On SalePraised for her colorful, flexible voice and graceful stage presence, Canadian soprano Layla Claire is proud to present Songbird, her first solo recital recording.

C.P.E. Bach: Lieder / Marivi Blasco, sopranoArtists: Impetus Madrid Baroque Ensemble; Yago Mahugo (pno) (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95462 $8.99 The German Lied tradition, most closely associated with Schubert, has deep roots. Al-

ready in the 18th century, composers such as C.P.E. Bach were forming a musical language that would set the stage for its extensive development 100 years later.

The Songs of Donald Swann (1923-1994)Artists: Felicity Lott; John Mark Ainsley; Roderick

Williams; Christopher Glynn (Pno) (2 CD) (Hyperion) 2 HYP 68172 $19.99 This two-disc collection cel-ebrates the unique talents of the gifted songwriter Donald Swann, whose settings of poets from Burns to Betje-

man are ripe for revival.

Fernand de la Tombelle (1854-1928): MélodiesArtists: Tassis Christoyannis, (bar); Jeff Cohen (Pno) (1 CD) (Aparte) AART 148 $21.49 Fernand de La Tombelle’s Mélodies span a large portion of his life as a creator, from the romanticism of Saint-Saëns to the post-war years of Poulenc.

His musical language favors the vocal style of Mas-senet but the harmonic richness and the variety of atmospheres prove La Tombelle was not an imitator.

John Dowland: Lute SongsArtists: Damien Guillon, (tnr); Éric Bellocq, (lute) (1 CD) (Alpha Productions) AHP 334 $10.49

Handel: German Arias / Fritz SpenglerArtists: Christian Voß/Ensemble Contrapunctus. Fritz Spengler (counter-tenor); Christian Voss (Viola d’amore). (1 CD) (Klanglogo) KLGO 1520 $18.99 The inspiring cooperation between the young counter-

tenor Fritz Spengler and the Baroque ensemble Contrapunctus has resulted in an album that aims to underline the importance of the German aria in the Baroque age.

Songs Settings of Karl Gottfried von LeitnerArtists: Ulf Bastlein (Bss Bar); Sascha El Mouissi (FtePno) (2 CD) (Gramola) 2 GRAM 99068 $28.49 Poet Karl Gottfried von Leitner (1800-1890) inspired numerous composers to adapt his lyrics, among these Franz Schubert, Albert Stadler, Robert Fuchs, Franz Paul Lachner, Sigismund Thalberg and Anselm Hut-tenrenner. German bass baritone Ulf Bastlein presents an asortment of settings of von Leitner’s lyric poetry.

Kathleen Ferrier Remembered, 1947-1952 Works: Works by Schubert, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler, Stanford, Jacobson, Rubbra Artists: Kathleen Ferrier (Voice). Bruno Walter; Gerald Moore; Frederick Stone (1 CD) (Somm) SOMM 264 $18.99

In typical fashion, SOMM leads the way in remem-bering great composers and artists of the past and Kathleen Ferrier is one of the most divinely gifted among them. This collection is stored at the Na-tional Sound Archive in the British Library.

Schubert: Songs, Vol. 3 / Ian BostridgeArtists: Ian Bostridge (tnr); Julius Drake (Pno). (1 CD) (Wigmore Hall Live) WGMR 0088 $15.99 From Schubert’s joyful tribute to the natural world in “Der Einsame” to the desolation of “Der Wander-er an den Mond,” this delicately shaped program explores the theme of longing in various guises.

Mahler: Songs Cycles / Alice Coote, mezzoWorks: Mahler: Kindertoten-lieder; Lieder eines fahren-den Gesellen; Rückert Lieder Artists: Marc Albrecht/Neth-erlands PO. Alice Coote (mz) (1 SA CD) (PentaTone) PTE 5186576 $19.99 “What makes Albrecht’s

Mahler so unique? His approach has integrity, is intelligent and sensitive ... Albrecht leads the Mahler that makes you love Mahler.” (NRC Handelsblad)

Viardot: Deutsche Lieder / Miriam AlexandraWorks: Pauline Viardot (1821-1910): Agnes; Allein; Auf die Rose; Auf Grusien’s Hügeln; Das Blümlein; Das verlassene Mägdlein. Artists: Eric Schneider (Pno); Miriam Alexandra (Sop). (1 CD) (Oehms) OEH 1878 $19.99 Pauline Viardot (1821-1910) is one of those artists whose name and compositions were forgotten af-ter her death. Despite this, she is one of the most fascinating, versatile and original musicians of the nineteenth century.

Schubert: Schwanengesang; KlavierstückeArtists: Michel Dalberto (Pno); Stephen Genz (bar). (1 CD) (Aparte) AART 151 $21.49 Schubert was the first composer to set Heinrich Heine’s poetry to music (well before Schumann), and this collection shows off the depth of his leider.

Spanish Salon MusicWorks by: Blas de Laserna (1751-1816); Manuscrito de Narcisco Paz Artists: Fernando Anton, (gtr); Maria Saturno, (clo); Ingartze Astuy, (mez) (1 CD) (Lindoro) LDRO 3034 $16.99 Seguidillas and tiranas were often performed in a private social space, such as a home. In their most danceable origin, seguidillas and tiranas were accom-panied on the guitar, just as they are on this release.

Works for Voice & Piano / Julie DaviesWorks: Bellini: La farfalletta; Sei Ariette; Liszt: Sonetti di Petrarca; Schubert: Canzonen (4); Vedi quanto adoro; Wagner: Adieux de Marie Stuart, song. Artists: Charles Spencer (Pno); Julie Davies (sop) (1 CD) (Capriccio) CAP 3003 $12.99 With “Premiere Portraits” Capriccio set an example for the support of young and talented artists and invite them to release their premiere album for a worldwide audience.

Love Songs from 17th-century ItalyWorks by: Bartolotti; Calvi; Carbonchi; Corbetta; Foscarini; Frescobaldi; Galilei; Kapsberger; Marini; Pellegrini Artists: Pierre Pitzl/Private Musicke. Marco Beasley; Pierre Pitzl (1 CD) (Accent) ACT 24330 $18.99 The program of this disc brings together pieces by Italian authors from the first half of the 17th century, both vocal and instrumental pieces, here performed by a period guitar ensemble.

Schubert: Arias & Overtures / Daniel Behle, tenorWorks: Schubert: Die Zauberharfe; Claudine von Villa Bella; Die Freunde von Salamanka; Adrast; Lazarus; Alfonso und Estrella; Fierrabras; Das Zauberglockchen Artists: Daniel Behle, (tnr); Michi Gaigg/L’Orfeo Barockorchester. (1 CD) (Sony / RCA) SBMG 88985407212 $12.99 This album is an assembly of some very rare music, most of which has never be-fore been recorded. Indeed, most of these operas and singspiels have never been professionally mounted since they were written.

Handel: The Complete “Amen, Alleluia” AriasArtists: David Dolata/Il Furioso; Robert Crowe (male soprano) (1 CD) (Toccata) TOC 0337 $18.99 Handel composed a series of virtuoso arias using only the words ‘’Allelujah’’ and ‘’Amen’’ as his texts.

Here they receive their first recordings, with the accompaniment provided by the beguiling sound of two theorbos and chamber organ.

Richard Strauss: The Complete Songs, Vol. 8Artists: Roger Vignoles (Pno); Rebecca Evans (Sop); Nicky Spence (Flt) (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 68185 $19.99 Tenor Nicky Spence and soprano Rebecca Evans perform these wondrous

valedictions that represent the summation of a great composer’s love affair with the voice, written at the very end of a long creative life.

Cromatica: The Art of Moving Souls Baroque Works by: Albero, J.S. Bach, Bull, Forqueray, Froberger, Rameau, Soler, Sweelinck Artists: Marcin Swiatkiewicz (Hpsi). (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 555142 $16.99 Harpsichordist Marcin Swi-atkiewicz invites us to join

him in the multifaceted and wondrous world of chromaticizm with repertoire selected to show the greatest possible number of geographical and his-torical contexts. For example, there’s John Bull’s Chromatic Pavan & Galliard with its daring modu-lations leading into keys situated in the dark region of the circle of fifths. Toward the end of the galliard even the key of e sharp makes its appearance. For their part, the Toccata by Froberger and the Ca-priccio cromatico by Merula take us to the heart of chromatic aesthetic experiments.

Frescobaldi: Toccate; Partite; Hinni ed ArieWorks: Girolamo Fresco-baldi (1583-1643): Toccate; Partite; Hinni ed Arie Artists: Daniele Proni, harpsichord & organ (1 CD) (Concerto) CTO 2104 $16.99 Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) is without doubt the

most influential figure in the field of harpsichord in the first half of the seventeenth century. The musi-cal expression of feelings is what drives Fresco-baldi’s music: tensions and relaxations, blooms, changes of rhythm enrich every page and every little fragment. On this recording the two instru-ments, harpsichord and organ, become different tools to use and purpose.

Handel: Suites de pieces pour le clavecin Works: Harpsichord Suites HWV 427, 430, 434 & 437; Dolce bene;; Chaconne, HWV 435; William Babell: Variations on themes from ‘Rinaldo’ Artists: Paulo Zanzu (Hpsi) (1 CD) (Musica Ficta) MSTA 8025 $16.99 By the time he published his eight “Great Suites”, Handel had already travelled a good deal and learned from every country in which he had stayed; as a result he was capable of writing a suite in which an adagio of Italian inspiration suggests the colors of dawn over the Thames, or in which a courante of French character is constructed with the solidity of a German cathedral. Handel sang and made the harpsichord sing!

Geminiani - Music for HarpsichordWorks: Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762): Second Collection of Pieces for the Harpsichord, 1762 Artists: Francesco Baroni, harpsichord & organ (2 CD) (Stradivarius) 2 SVS 37051 $24.99 Among the numerous musical works by Geminiani, the transcriptions for harpsichord are practically unknown. They were transcribed from his own instrumental compositions. The 1762 compositions here are collected into short suites formed of so-nata movements and are characterized by a great variety of forms and facets.

J.S. Bach: Variations & More / Wolfgang Glüxam, harpsichordWorks: works Artists: artists (2 CD) (Fra Bernardo) 2 FRAB 1610921 $29.99 This CD of the Italian harpsichordist and organist Maurizio Croci is dedicated to keys works of Bach, which were designed for both organ and harpsichord. Frequently Bach transformed his compositions between the two keyboard instruments back and forth in order to get a better understanding of the relevant technical and idiomatic possibilities and limitations. As a keyboardist, Bach was admired by all who had the fortune to hear him and was the envy of the virtuosi of his day. The cornerstone of this album is Bach’s thirty variations. This admirable work includes a regular four part Fugue, several extremely brilliant Variations for two Claviers, and concludes with a Quodlibet, as it is called. Born in 1958 in Melk, Wolfgang Gluxam studied harpsichord with Ton Koopman at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam and organ with Alfred Mitterhofer at the Vienna Conservatory. He has won prizes at international competitions, and has been teaching harpsichord at the Vienna Music University since 1985.

Orpheus Descending’, Works by J.S. Bach, Busoni, Fischer, Froberger, Kerll, Kuhnau,

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Music for Choir

Choral Albums of Varied Traditions

Edie Hill (b.1962): Choral Music / The CrossingWorks: Edie Hill (b.1962): From the Wingbone of a Swan; The Fenix; Cancion de el Alma; Clay Jug; We Bloomed in Spring; Alma Beata et Bella Artists: Donald Nally/The Crossing. (1 CD) (Navona) NVA 6073 $14.99

The works on Clay Jug for a cappella choir and choir with chamber enemble feature a musical lan-guage that pairs beautifully with choir, employing dissonance with care and purpose, as well as freely shifting texture to serve Hill’s compositional designs.

‘Hushers’, Contemporary Choral WorksWorks: Warren Enström: Hushers; Kate Soper: Songs for Nobody; Kaija Saariaho: From the Gram-mar of Dreams; Giacinto Scelsi: Suah Artists: Carrie Henneman Shaw/Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensem-

ble (1 CD) (New Focus) NEWF 177 $16.99 Hushers is very much a work for the 21st century vocal ensemble, with extended techniques woven into the fabric of a timbre and sound driven texture.

Richard Harvey: Original Choral MusicWorks: Richard Harvey (b.1953): Anthem: All I Am Is Thee; Kyrie for the Magdalene; O Be Joyful; O Moth-er Earth; Recordare; Evanescence et al. Artists: Sinfonietta Riga; Latvian Radio Choir; Estonian Phil. Chamber Choir (1 CD) (Altus) ALTS 0012 $14.99 “Kyrie for the Magdalene is a stunning plainsong-inspired liturgical lament which the internationally celebrated modern choral composer John Tavener would be proud to call his own.” - Movie Music UK

Sing Me to Heaven / Susquehanna ChoraleWorks by: Jake Runestad, Eriks Esenvalds, Dan For-rest, Mack Wiberg, Morten Lauridsen, Bob Chilcott, et al Artists: Linda L. Tedford/Susquehanna Chorale. (1 CD) (Mark Custom Record-ing) MKCR 52259 $12.99

The Susquehanna Chorale was founded in 1981 by Artistic Director Linda L. Tedford. The late choral icon Robert Page said of the group, “Music making at this level is a rarity... the Susquehanna Chorale is a real treasure.”

My Soul’s Repose, 20th Century Choral WorksWorks by: Stephen Chatman; Daniel Elder; Stephen Paulus; Ola Gjeilo; Eric Whitacre; Morten Lauridsen; Annio Morricone; Gabriel Faure; Franz Biebl Artists: Donald Krehbiel/Orpheus Chamber Singers.

(1 CD) (Centaur) CEN 3560 $16.99 My Soul’s Repose is a collection of choral works from the twentieth century (except for the Faure) sung beautifully by the Orpheus Chamber Singers. The Orpheus Chamber Singers is a professional chamber choir of 25 mixed voices in Dallas, Texas.

Michael Hurd (1928-2006): Choral Music, Vol. 1Artists: Jeremy Backhouse/Vasari Singers. (1 CD) (Lyrita) LYTA 363 $18.99 “The sacred and secular examples presented here range from brief anthems to substantial settings of [Hurd’s] favorite poetry. They are all indicative of a desire to engage singers and listeners instantly and a natural aptitude for enhancing the text.” (Paul Conway)

Seven Responses, Contemporary Choral Works Works by: Caroline Shaw, Hans Thomalla, Pelle Gud-mundsen-Holmgreen, Anna Thorvaldsdottier, David Little, Lewis Spratlan, et al. Artists: Donald Nally/The Crossing; International Contemporary Ens. (2 CD) (Innova)

2 INNO 912 $14.99 Consistently recognized in critical reviews, The Crossing has been hailed as “exquisite” (New York Times), “cutting edge” (Q2 Music), and “indisput-ably genuine” (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

Mendelssohn: Lieder im Freien zu singenArtists: Frieder Bernius/Kammerchor Stuttgart. (1 CD) (Carus) CRS 83287 $18.99 On the occasion of his 70th birthday in June, 2017, Frieder Bernius has produced a recording of Men-delssohn’s most well-known secular choral songs, in the tradition of excellence for which he is known.

Awake O North Wind, Swedish and Norwegian Choral WorksWorks by: Sven-Eric Jo-hansson; Trond Kverno; Os-kar Lindberg; Ake Malmfors; Knut Nystedt; Grete Peder-sen; Einojuhani Rautavaara; Karin Rehnqvist; Sven-David Sandström; Fredrik Sixten;

Wilhelm Stenhammar et la. Artists: Helene Stur-eborg/Stockholms Musikgymnasium Chamber Choir. (1 CD) (Footprints) FOOT 088 $16.99 Awake O North Wind is a heartfelt and atmospher-ic journey through some of the finest unaccompa-nied Swedish and Norwegian choral works of the last two centuries, with an emphasis on music by living composers.

Brahms: Liebeslieder / Latvian Radio ChorusArtists: Sigvards Klava/Latvian Radio Choir. Dace Klava (Pno) (1 CD) (Ondine) OND 1295 $15.49 On SaleBrahms’s vocal quartets with piano accompani-ment represent an interesting chamber music ap-proach to vocal music. They give the impression of being created for the purpose of intimate music-making at home, among friends.

Choral Music - “Texas Boys Choir: The 70th Year”Works by: Bernstein; Britten; Pepper Chopin; Co-pland; William Levi Dawson; Moses Hogan; Laurid-sen; Mendelssohn; Timothy C. Takach; Vivaldi Art-ists: Kristin Van Cleve/Members of Texas Camerata; Texas Boys Choir; Texas Camerata (1 CD) (Mark Custom Recording) MKCR 52370 $9.99 On SaleMusical genres from Chant to Modern music are included here, with special emphasis on Baroque works and excerpts using period instruments, at Baroque pitch, and with boy soloists.

In Lucem / Aboa Novva Ensemble, LuminosWorks: Works by Byrd, Fauré, Franck, Lloyd Web-ber, Whitacre; Lotti; et al Artists: Aboa Novva En-semble; Luminos. (1 CD) (Alba) ABA 54 $18.99 Luminos is a vocal ensemble of 13 female singers. Their repertoire comprises of a cappella and accompanied music, both sacred and secular. They have been praised for their homogeneous and distinctive sound.

Paweł Łukaszewski (b.1968): MotetsArtists: Jan Łukaszewski/Polish Chamber Choir. (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 562675 $16.99

Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37Artists: Annika Hudak, (mez); Patrik Wallin, (tnr); Stefan Parkman/Academy Chamber Choir of Uppsala (1 CD) (Footprints) FOOT 091 $16.99 With its reputation for technical excellence, it was only a matter of time before the Academy Cham-ber Choir of Uppsala recorded one of the most testing choral works in the a cappella repertory: Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil.

The Gate of Heaven, Favorite Anthems from New CollegeWorks: Anthems by Gerald Finzi, Patrick Hadley, William H. Harris, Matthew Martin, Rhian Samuel, Charles Villiers Stanford Artists: Robert Quinney/Choir of New College Oxford. Timothy Wakerell (Organ). (1 CD) (Novum) NOVM 1391 $16.99 The anthem has always had a special place in the Anglican choral tradition and this new selection from the Choir of New College Oxford, directed by Robert Quinney, celebrates the richness of this repertoire with particular Oxford connections.

The King of Instruments: A Voice RebornWorks: Works by J.S. Bach; George Baker; César

Choral Music of Charles Villiers StanfordWorks: Stanford (1852-1924): Eternal Father; Fantasia and Toccata for organ; For Lo, I Raise Up, anthem; I bind unto myself today; Lighten our darkness; Magnificat in B flat major Artists: Stephen Layton/The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge. Owain Park (Organ); Trinity Brass Ensemble (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 68174 $19.99 Stephen Layton and the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge capture the variety and sheer emotional range of Stanford’s Anglican choral music. Highlights include the Fantasia and Toccata for organ and a stirring rendition of St. Patrick’s Breastplate.

Choral Music of Norway, Bohemia & FinlandWorks: Works by Antonin Dvorák; Grieg; Sibelius Art-ists: Ensemble Nobiles. Alex-ander Schmalcz & Sung-Ah Park, pianists (1 CD) (Genu-in) GUIN 17469 $18.99 The composers Antonín Dvorák, Edvard Grieg, and

Jean Sibelius are the fathers of the musical culture of their respective countries, each with his own un-mistakable language.

American Voices / St. Thomas Choir, New YorkWorks: Choral Music of Barber, Bernstein, Copland Artists: John Scott/Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys Fifth Avenue, New York (1 CD) (Resonus Records) REOA 10187 $16.99 The Saint Thomas Choir of

Men and Boys is considered by many to be the leading ensemble of its kind in the Anglican choral tradition in the United States.

Christopher Houlihan plays J.S. BachWorks: J.S. Bach: Fantasia & Fugue, BWV 542; Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Prelude & Fugue, BWV 544; Trio Sonata, BWV 530; Toccata, Adagio & Fugue, BWV 564; Passacaglia & Fugue, BWV 582 Artists: Christopher

Houlihan, organ (1 CD) (Azica) AZI 71314 $16.99 Christopher Houlihan writes, “This recording is a decidedly modern take on this repertoire. You’ll hear crescendos and diminuendos as well as registration changes that are only possible on a modern organ. I do not believe this distorts Bach’s genius, but rather highlights different aspects of it. It’s a little like playing Bach on a piano...”

Baroque Organ Music of Bernardo PasquiniWorks: Bernardo Pasquini (1637-1710): Various Toccatas, Partitas, Variations and Canzonas for organ solo (Organo Domenico Traerl 1725) Artists: Davide Pozzi, organ (1 CD) (MV Cremona) MVC 008023 $17.99

Together with Arcangelo Corelli and Alessandro Scarlatti, in 1706 Pasquini became a member of the Academy of Arcadia. He composed numer-ous operas, and around sixty cantatas. This new release presents Organ works by Pasquini. Par-ticularly notable is the Toccata con lo Scherzo del Cucco, written in florid style in 1702.

Complete Organ Works of Guy WeitzWorks: Guy Weitz (1883-1970): Complete works for organ plus select pieces by Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) Artists: Peter van de Velde, Antwerp Cathe-dral and Laurentius Church of Antwerp organs (2 SA Hybrid CD) (Aeolus) 2 AEOL 11091 $38.99 The Laurentius Church of Antwerp is a huge building mounted in the 1932 art deco style. The generous acoustics of both church spaces is more realistic through the exceptional recording tech-niques utilized in this project, and underlines the consistently symphonic character of the works of both late romantics.

Heinrich Scheidemann (1595-1663): Complete Organ Works, Vol. 15 / Friedhelm FlammeArtists: Friedhelm Flamme (1 SA CD) (CPO ) CPO 777562 $31.99 With CPO’s volume 15, their comprehensive project featuring organ works of the Northern German Baroque is now complete. On the laste release, Friedhelm Flamme dedicates himself to Scheidemann’s complete fugues and preludes. Some of Scheidemann’s chorale settings are also presented.

Reger: Fantasias & Fugues / David Goode, the Klais organ of Bath AbbeyWorks: works Artists: artists (2 CD) (Signum Records) 2 SIG 476 $24.99 Organist David Goode continues his series of recordings of the organ works of Max Reger on Signum with a new recording of his Fantasias and Fugues, recorded on the organ of Bath Abbey. The album includes his Fantasia and Fugue on BACH and the ‘Symphonic’ Fantasia and Fugue. David Goode is organist at Eton College, and is also much in demand as a teacher. In recent years he has composed a number of organ and choral works, and has received critical acclaim for his recordings.

The Organ of Oslo Cathedral - J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor; Grieg: Holberg Suite; Arild Sandvold (1895-1984): Norwegian Variations; Reger: Chorale Fantasia; Gounod: Meditation on Bach’s Prelude in C / Kare Nordstoga, organWorks: works Artists: artists (1 CD) (LAWO Classics) LAWO 1103 $16.99 On this new release, organist Kare Nordstoga plays a variety of famous works by Bach, Grieg, Reger, Gounod, and others to showcase the

Organmusic for

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Telarc 3 for $30 Bundle❦The “Ring” Without Words / Berlin PO, Maazel

Works: Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung; Siegfried Artists: Lorin Maazel/Berlin PO TLC 80154 $12.98“Wow!... Music from [Wag-ner’s] four-opera ‘Ring’ cycle orchestrated into a smoothly

flowing symphonic poem by Lorin Maazel... It’s a spectacular CD...” - Digital Audio and CD Review

❦Mussorgsky: Pictures at an ExhibitionWorks: Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Pictures at an exhibition. Artists: Lorin Maazel/Cleveland Orch TLC 80042T $12.98“The sound is among the most opulent I have every heard... ‘Night on Bald Mountain’ is as good as they come... it is highly recommened.” - Sensible Sound

❦Copland: Appalachian Spring / Atlanta SOWorks: Copland: Appalachian Spring; Fanfare for the common man; Rodeo Artists: Louis Lane/Atlanta SO TLC 80078 $12.98“Louis Lane and the Atlanta Symphony offer fine perfor-mances and remain at the

head of the pack for uncompromising audiophile sound.” - Fanfare

❦Respighi: Pines of Rome / Atlanta SOWorks: Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936): Fountains of Rome; Gli uccelli “The Birds”; Pines of Rome. Artists: Louis Lane/Atlanta SO TLC 80085 $12.98“...full richness, without excess... the Atlanta Sympho-ny Orchestra are the stars of this show.” -Digital Audio

❦Handel: Messiah, highlightsArtists: Martin Pearlman/Boston Baroque. Cath-erine Robbin (Mezzo-Soprano); Karen Clift (Sop); Bruce Fowler (Trb); Victor Ledbetter (Bar) TLC 80348 $12.98“...one of the happiest Messiahs on disc.” - Gramophone

❦William Tell & Other Favorite OverturesWorks by: Daniel-François-Esprit Auber; Ferdinand Hérold; Jacques Offenbach; Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek; Rossini; Franz von Suppé Artists: Erich Kunzel/Cincin-nati Pops Orch. TLC 80116 $12.98

“...the best performance of the ‘William Tell Overture’ in years. Throughout this CD, the brass... rings out with bright and brazen voice...” - Audio

❦Brahms: String Quartets no 1 & 2Artists: Cleveland String Quartet TLC 80346 $12.98“Supported by a suitably opulent recording, these performances must rank among the finest in the catalogue.” -BBC Music Magazine

❦Orchestral Spectaculars / Cincinnati PopsWorks by: Paul Dukas; Liszt; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; Saint-Saëns; Jaromir Weinberger Artists: Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orch TLC 80115 $12.98

❦Respighi: Pines of Rome, MetaporphesisArtists: Jes£s López-Cobos/Cincinnati SO TLC 80505 $12.98“These lush, brightly colored, late-romantic extravaganzas have been captured by Telarc with magical clarity and brilliance.” -Fanfare

❦Verdi Without Words / KunzelWorks: Verdi: Aida, opera; Falstaff; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Nabucco; Otello. Artists: Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orch TLC 80364 $12.98“...unforgettable soaring melodies deliver emotional impact...” -ARG

❦The Glory of Gabrieli / Empire BrassWorks: Works by Banchieri; Byrd; Cavaccio; Díaz; G. Gabrieli; Gervaise; Lassus; Palestrina; Scheidt; Tallis; Tye Artists: The Empire Brass TLC 80553 $12.98“The Empire Brass Quintet’s tight ensemble highlights the

visceral energy of Gabrieli’s antiphonal works... few could deny the ensemble’s dizzying virtuosity.” -BBC Music Magazine

❦Pomp & Pizazz / Cincinnati PopsWorks by: Berlioz; Edward Elgar; Julius Fucik; Richard Hayman; John Ireland; John Philip Sousa; Josef Suk; Tchaikovsky; Josef Franz Wagner; John Williams Artists: Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orch. TLC 80122 $12.98

Viennafest / Cincinnati Pops OrchestraWorks: Works by Emmerich Kálmán; Joseph Lanner; Franz Lehár; Rudolf Siec-zynski; Robert Stolz; Oscar Straus; Johann Strauss I; Johann Strauss II; Eduard Strauss Artists: Erich Kun-zel/Cincinnati Pops Orch.

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Beethoven: Wellington’s VictoryWorks: Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Wellington’s Victory; Liszt: Hungarian Battle March; Hunnen-schlacht, Artists: Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati SO TLC 80079 $12.98

❦Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes, Evening Songs Artists: Robert Shaw Festival Singers. John Wustman (Pno) TLC 80326 $12.98“The chorus is beautiful in its flawless execution of Brahms’ music. The Telarc recording is flawlessly smooth and natural.” -Fanfare

❦Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 Artists: Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orch. Michael Murray (Organ) TLC 80051 $12.98

❦Holst, Handel, Bach for Wind BandWorks: J.S. Bach: Fantasia for organ; Handel: Bourée; Holst: Suite for Military Band no 1; Suite no 2 in F. Artists: Frederick Fennell/Cleveland Symphonic Winds. Cleveland Symphonic Winds (Wind) TLC 80038 $12.98

Virtuoso / Rolf Smedvig, trumpetWorks by: Albinoni; J.S. Bach; Bellini; Borodin; de Falla; F.J. Haydn; Holborne; Hummel; Rafael Mé-ndez; Mozart; Maria Theresia von Paradis; Saint-Saëns; Rolf Smedvig; Smetana; Tartini Artists: Jahja Ling/Scottish CO. Michael Murray (Organ); Rolf Smedvig (Tpt) TLC 80550 $12.98

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol. 5Works: Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano nos 5, 6, 7 & 12 Artists: John O’Conor (Pno) TLC 80237 $12.98

❦Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras 2, 4 & 8 Artists: Jesus López-Cobos/Cincinnati SO. Eric Kim (Clo) TLC 80393 $12.98“Lopez-Cobos deals persua-sively with knotty questions of balance such as in the middle section of No. 3’s Toccata, and brings to the

fore the bell-like araponga bird’s cry in No. 4’s Coral, but makes less of the movement’s jungle screeches...Perhaps such detailed comparisons are superfluous: enjoy, enjoy!” -Gramophone

❦Paganini: 24 Caprices / James EhnesArtists: James Ehnes (Vln) TLC 80398 $12.98“These are among the finest performances of these works on disc... I have never heard the last six ca-prices played so musically...Telarc offers excellent sound...Strongly recommended”. -Magil, ARG

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite, etcWorks: R. Strauss: Burleske for piano & orchestra; Der Rosenkavalier, suite; Festliches Präludium for Organ and Orchestra; Salome, Op. 54 Artists: Jesus López-Cobos/Cincinnati SO. Michael Chertock (Organ) TLC 80371T $12.98

❦Respighi: Transcriptions for OrchestraWorks: Rachmaninov: Études-tableaux (5) for orchestra; Respighi: La boutique fan-tasque. Artists: Jesus López-Cobos/Cincinnati SO TLC 80396 $12.98“Inundated with a seemingly endless array of Pines,

Fountains and Festivals we tend to forget what a wonderful knack Respighi had for arranging music by other composers...” -Haller, ARG

❦Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, etcWorks: Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances; Three Botticelli Pictures Artists: Jesus López-Cobos/Lausanne CO TLC 80309 $12.98

Bruckner: Symphony no 6Artists: Jesús López-Cobos/Cincinnati SO TLC 80264 $12.98

❦Gilbert & Sullivan - Highlights Works: HMS Pinafore; Mikado; Pirates of Penzance; Trial by Jury; Yeomen of the Guard. Artists: Charles Mackerras/Welsh Opera; John Mark Ainsley; Thomas Allen; Anthony Rolfe Johnson; Felicity Palmer TLC 80431 $12.98“this anthology is a delight” - Daily Press

❦Brahms: German Requiem / Shaw, Augér, et alArtists: Robert Shaw/Atlant SO & Chorus. Arleen Augér; Richard Stilwell TLC 80092 $12.98“Telarc’s very lifelike sonic qualities add up to a per-formance... that is likely to set a standartd by which others are judged for some time to come.” - ARG

❦Michael Murray plays J.S. BachWorks: J.S. Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor; Organ Concerto No. 2; Prelude & Fugue BWV 544 & 532 Artists: Michael Murray (organ at the First Congregational Church) TLC 80088 $12.98“The playing is done to the tens; Murray is quite brilliant in each of the works.” -Sensible Sound

❦Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet - Excerpts / Yoel LeviWorks: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suites nos 1 & 2 Artists: Yoel Levi/Cleveland Orch TLC 80089 $12.98“In the Levi performance of this work everything seems tight and well-controlled... The orchestra has a sense of depth and balance.” -High Perfor-mance Review

❦Schubert: Trout Quintet, etc / O’Conor, ClevelandWorks: works Schubert: “Trout” Quintet; Quartet for Strings no 13 in A minor, D 804/Op 29 no 1 “Rosamunde”. Artists: artists John O’Conor (Pno); James Dunham (Vla); Paul Katz (Clo); Peter Salaff (Vln); William Preucil (Vln) TLC 80225 $12.98“...the group still preserves the virtues that originally attracted me: a big, warm sound; an unfailingly probing and original approach... a good sense of musical structure, and pleanty of controlled emotion.”-Fanfare

❦Vaughan Williams, Barber, Grainger / Slatkin, St Louis SOWorks: works Samuel Barber (Composer) (1910 - 1981): Adagio for Strings; Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Percy Grainger (Piano) (1882 - 1961): Irish Tune from County Derry (Londonderry Air), folk song for string orchestra with 2 horns ad lib.; Erik Satie (Composer) (1866 - 1925): Gnossienne no 1; Gymnopédie 2; Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer) (1872 - 1958): Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis. Artists: artists Leonard Slatkin/St. Louis SO. John Korman (Vln); John Sant’Ambrogio (Clo); Thomas

❦Beethoven: Piano Concertos 2 & 4 / SerkinArtists: Seiji Ozawa/Boston SO. Rudolf Serkin (Pno) . TLC 80064 $12.98“... boldly carved, formidable in articulation, bright in tone, inspired in sensibility... [Serkin’s] profundity makes him a paragon among

pianists of the mid-20th century.” - The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians

❦Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; GershwinWorks: Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite Artists: Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orch. Michael Bishop (Sound Effects) TLC 80086 $12.98“What gives the Telarc CD its special edge is the inclusion of a second perfor-mance of Cloudburst as an appendix, with a genuine thunderstorm laminated onto the orchestral recording. The result is overwhelmingly thrilling.” -Penguin Guide

❦Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, etcWorks: Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17; Symphonie fantastique Artists: Paavo Järvi/Cincinnati SO TLC 80578 $12.98“The ‘Witches’ Sabbath’ is impressive, crowned by the resonance of apocalyptic bells.

Romeo & Juliet’s youthful passion is beautifully done... More Berlioz from this team, please.” ***** -BBC Music

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Warner Boxed SetsGreat Trumpet Concertos / Maurice André [6 CDs]

Works by: Vivaldi, Bach, Albinoni, Torelli, Purcell, Zi-poli, Telemann, Fasch, Tar-tini, Marcello, Molter, Haydn, Mozart, Cimarosa, Hummel, Jolivet, Arutiuian, Jolivet et al. (rec. 1962-1980) (6 CD) (Warner)

6 WRNC 556722 $22.49 Some of the most popular concertos ever written for trumpet with an enticing and fascinating selection of rarely-heard works.

J.S. Bach: ‘Great Cantatas’ / Harnoncourt [7 CDs]Works: Cantatas BWV 6, 19, 21, 29, 36, 50, 58, 62, 68, 80, 82, 101, 123, 137, 140, 147, 178, 192, 196, 199, 205, 208 Artists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Amster-dam CO; Chorus Viennensis; Concentus Musicus Wien; Tolzer Knabenchor. (7 CD) (Warner) 7 WRNC 556696 $25.98

Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets [7 CDs] Artists: Hungarian Quartet. (7 CD) (Warner Classics) 7 WRNC 559983 $25.98 “These performances will give endless pleasure,” wrote Gramophone, “... the ensemble attack and technical proficiency of this

quartet are beyond praise ... and so is their grasp of the music.”

Sir Thomas Beecham conducts Delius [7 CDs]“No conductor has yet sur-passed him in conjuring up to sheer perfection the hidden beauties of Delius’s scripts.” Those were the words of Eric Fenby, Delius’s aide and amanuensis, on Sir Thomas Beecham, a tireless

and eloquent champion of the composer’s music. This wide-reaching collection includes rarely-heard pieces Beecham only recorded once. (7 CD) (War-ner Classics) 7 WRNC 559985 $25.98

Rachmaninov: Piano & Orchestra Works [8 CDs]Works: Rachmaninov: The 4 Piano Concertos; Piano Works; The 3 Symphonies; Orchestral Works Artists: Nikolai Lugansky, piano; Al-exander Kniazev, cello; Sa-kari Oramo/City of Birming-ham SO; London SO. (8 CD)

(Warner Classics) 8 WRNC 559984 $25.99 A sumptuous Rachmaninov collection built around the piano concertos - interpreted by Nikolai Lu-gansky and the symphonies, performed by André Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra, a team celebrated in the Russian Romantic repertoire.

Vivaldi: Concertos / Fabio Biondi [9 CDs]Artists: Fabio Biondi/Europa Galante. (9 CD) (Warner Classics) 9 WRNC 559988 $29.99 Vivaldi’s concertos - so irresistibly inventive and colourful - have become central to the world’s ap-preciation of Baroque music. Doing full justice to the Venetian master’s genius, Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante give performances of captivating virtuosity and immediacy.

American Classics [6 CDs]Works: Music for orchestra and for 2 pianos by Barber, Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin, Glass, Joplin, John Adams, Ellington, Porter, Reich, Korngold, Strayhorn et al. 6 WRNC 556702 $22.49

In the 20th century, the great American compos-ers evoked Hollywood glamour, folksy landscapes, irresistible swing, poignant nostalgia, showbiz pizazz, sweet sentiment, streetwise sophistica-tion, and hypnotic minimalistic drive. Simon Rattle, André Previn, The Labéque Sisters, Renaud Ca-pucon, Hélène Grimaud, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Paavo Jarvi take us on an exhilarating journey across the musical horizons of the USA.

Historic Reissues from Furtwangler & SchnabelBeethoven: 9 Symphonies / Furtwangler [5 CDs]

Artists: Schwarzkopf, Hongen, Hopf, Edelmann; Wilhelm Furtwangler/Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orch.; Stockholm PO; Vienna Philharmonic. (rec. 1948-54) (5 CD) (Warner)

5 WRNC 556699 $21.99 These recordings, all made in the late 1940s and early 1950s, in the Musikverein in Vienna and at concerts in London, Bayreuth and Stockholm, were newly remastered in 2010, bringing their sound more alive than ever before.

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas / Schnabel [8 CDs]Artists: Artur Schnabel, piano (rec. 1932-35) (8 CD) (Warner) 8 WRNC 556698 $29.99 In 1937 Gramophone wrote: “To [his] technical mastery Schnabel adds and fuses an intensely intelligent,

not merely ‘intellectual’ mind... The result is a perfectly blended interpretation of the music as a spiritual expression and as a musical organism.” Remastered from the original 78RPM discs, these legendary recordings can now be enjoyed in audio of unprecedented truthfulness and quality.

Harnoncourt conducts Brahms [5 CDs]Works: Brahms: Sympho-nies; Piano Concertos; Over-tures; Haydn Variations Art-ists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Berlin PO; Royal Concertge-bouw Orch. Rudolf Buchbind-er (Pno) (rec. 1996-2000) 5 WRNC 556697 $18.99

Harnoncourt’s research in preparation for perform-ing Brahms’ music, which included detailed study of his own scores and of performing traditions, led the conductor to draw a fascinating, apparently contradictory conclusion: “I deny that Brahms was a Romantic and, in the same breath, I describe him as the greatest Romantic.”

Francoois-Rene Duchable plays Chopin [6 CDs]Works: Chopin: Préludes; Impromptus; Nocturnes; Bal-lades, Scherzos; Sonatas; Mazurkas; Waltzes; Polonais-es; Etudes; Concertos Artists: Michel Plasson/Orchestre Na-tional du Capitole de Toulouse. Francois-René Duchable

(Pno). (rec. 1974-97) 6 WRNC 556700 $22.49 “With his commanding technique and unflagging sense of direction, coupled with exceptional self-discipline in matters of rubato, this French pianist plays with a classical authority always command-ing respect...” wrote Gramophone of Francois-René Duchable in Chopin.

Mendelssohn: The Symphonies [6 CDs]Works: Mendelssohn: The 5 Symphonies; The 13 String Symphonies Artists: Kurt Masur/Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Concerto Köln; Bonney, Wiens, Schreier (rec. 1987-96) (6 CD) 6 WRNC 556704 $22.49

Kurt Masur conducts Mendelssohn’s five sympho-nies with the same orchestra of which Mendels-sohn was music director, 135 years later. Joining them in this collection, and making it unparalleled in its scope, are the complete early String Sym-phonies; they are performed on period instruments - and without a conductor - by Concerto Köln

Libor Pešek conducts Dvorak [7 CDs]Works: Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 1-9; The Wild Dove; Carnival Ov.; Czech Suite; In Nature’s Realm; Othello; American Suite; Scherzo capriccioso; My Home Artists: Libor Pešek/Czech PO; Royal Liverpool PO (rec. 1987-1996) 7 WRNC 556701 $25.98 Pešek, who spent 11 years as Music Director in Liverpool, voiced his admiration for the British players’ “immense interest in Czech music”, their “dedication to the score” and their capacity for playing “in the Czech manner”.

Harnoncourt conducts Handel [9 CDs]Works: Handel: Messiah; Saul; Alexander’s Feast; Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day; Belshazzar Artists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Concentus Mu-sicus Wien. Fischer-Dieskau; Rolfe Johnson (rec. 1976-85) 9 WRNC 556724 $34.49

These five splendid works for vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra were composed by Handel in the 1730s and 1740s. Nikolaus Harnoncourt unfolds their narratives with his customary flair, precision and immediacy.

Mozart: Complete Piano Concertos [10 CDs]Artists: Daniel Barenboim (piano)/English Chamber Orchestra (rec. 1967-74) 10 WRNC 556725 $35.99 Bringing together Mozart’s complete solo piano concertos, performed by the peerless Daniel Barenboim, this collection provides a showcase of the composer’s development of the genre, ranging from his early pasticcio works to those of powerful compositional prowess.

Reger: The Centenary Collection [8 CDs]Works: Reger: Works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, piano, organ, choir & solo voice Artists: Joseph Keilberth; Junge Kantorei; Hilliard Ensemble; Eric Ericson; Gerald Moore; Christa Ludwig; Sabine Meyer 8 WRNC 556703 $29.99 Exuberant and prolific, Max Reger saw himself as an heir to Brahms, Schumann, Beethoven and Bach, while also drawing inspiration from Wagner and Liszt.

Renaissance Music of England, Italy, Spain & Mexico / The Hilliard Ensemble [6 CDs]

Works: Italian Madrigals; English Madrigals; William Byrd: Sacred music; The Courts of Ferdinand and isabella; Music in the New World 6 WRNC 556723 $22.49 The Guardian wrote of the Hill-

iard Ensemble’s farewell concert: “What came through consistently was how deeply entangled the four voices are, even while each singer retains his own individual tone. Blend and balance were instinctively, unerringly impeccable.”

Schubert: Chamber & Piano Music [6 CDs]Works: Schubert: Piano Sonatas D959, 664, 850, 568, 958, 960; 894; Impromptus, D899 & 935; Wanderer Fantasy; Piano Quintet, D667 “Trout” Artists: Alban Berg Quartet. Elisabeth Leonskaja (Pno) (rec. 1985-97) 6 WRNC 556695 $22.49 Elisabeth Leonskaja has said that: “In Schubert, profound matters are expressed with a lightness of touch.”

Tchaikovsky: The Ballets / André Previn [7 CDs]Works: Tchaikovsky: Complete ballet scores to The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty & Swan Lake Artists: Andre Previn/London SO (rec. 1972-76) 7 WRNC 556721 $25.98 Tchaikovsky’s three sumptuous ballet scores are also three of his supreme masterpieces, as remarkable for their emotional content as for the beauty of their melodies and orchestration. 1/800/222-6872

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Operatic Winners from Warner

Home of OperaVincenzo Bellini: I Puritani / Riccardo Muti

Artists: Riccardo Muti/Philharmonia Orch. Montserrat Caballé, Alfredo Kraus, Julia Hamari, Matteo Manuguerra, Agostino Ferrin (rec. 1980) (3 CD) 3 WRNC 555528 $22.98 Bellini’s final opera, one of the peaks of the bel canto repertoire, is handled by Riccardo Muti with characteristic sensitivity and integrity.

Beethoven: Fidelio / Otto KlempererArtists: Otto Klemperer/Philharmonia Orch. & Chorus; Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Walter Berry, Gottlob Frick, Ingeborg Hallstein, Franz Crass (rec. 1962) (2 CD) 2 WRNC 554002 $18.99

❦Bellini: La Sonnambula / Evelino PidòArtists: Evelino Pidò/Or-chestre & Chœrs de l’Opéra de Lyon; Natalie Dessay; Francesco Meli; Carlo Co-lombara; Sara Mingardo; Jaël Azzaretti (2 CD) 2 WRNC 560934 $16.99 “Quite simply, Natalie Dessay is the most accom-

plished and the most affecting Amina on record since Callas,” wrote BBC Music Magazine, award-ing five stars to this recording of La sonnambula.

Bizet: Carmen / Lorin MaazelArtists: Lorin Maazel/French Nat’l Orch. Julia Migenes, Placido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi, Faith Esham (2 CD) 2 WRNC 555529 $16.99 This recording unites Placido Domingo in one of his greatest roles with Julia Migenes Johnson, a spirited, volatile Carmen.

Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles / Pierre DervauxArtists: Pierre Dervaux/Chœurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique. Janine Micheau; Nicolai Gedda; Ernest Blanc; Jacques Mars (2 CD) 2 WRNC 557372 $16.99 Pierre Dervaux leads

the forces of the l’Opéra-Comique and a cast of emblematic French singers of the post-War era, joined by Swedish-born Nicolai Gedda as the elegant hero Nadir.

Borodin: Prince Igor / Boris ChristoffArtists: Jerzy Semkow/National Opera Theatre of Sofia Orch. & Chorus. Constantin Chekerli-iski; Boris Christoff; Todor Todorov; Cyril Dulguerov; Alexei Milkovsky; Luben Mihailov; Julia Wiener (rec. 1966) (2 CD)

2 WRNC 559209 $18.99 The great Bulgarian bass Boris Christoff, a master of vocal characterization, takes two roles: Prince Igor’s wicked brother-in-law Prince Galitsky and the surprisingly benign Khan Konchak.

Chabrier: L’Etoile / J.E. GardinerArtists: John Eliot Gardiner/Orch. & Choeurs de l’Opéra de Lyon; Colette Alliot-Lugaz, Georges Gautier, Gabrield Bacquier, Francois le Roux, Antoine David (rec. 1984) (2 CD) 2 WRNC 554000 $18.99

Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Riccardo MutiArtists: Riccardo Muti/Amborsian Opera Chorus; Philharmonia Orch. Mirella Freni; Sesto Bruscantini; Leo Nucci; Gösta Winbergh (2 CD) 2 WRNC 557373 $16.99 The title role is taken by Sesto Bruscantini, a

master of the buffo style, who is joined by two of the greatest Italian singers of their time, Mirella Freni and Leo Nucci.

Handel: Arminio / Alan Curtis (rec. 2001)Artists: Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco; Vivica Genaux, Geraldine McGreevy, Dominique Labelle, Manuela Custer, Luigi Petroni, Sytse Buwalda (2 CD) 2 WRNC 554001 $18.99 “On the evidence of this very fine recording, it can stand among the best of the Handel operas...” -Gramophone

Handel: Serse / William ChristieArtists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants; Anne Sofie von Otter; Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz; Sandrine Piau; Lawrence Zazzo; Sil-via Tro Santafé; Giovanni Furlanetto; Antonio Abete (3 CD) 3 WRNC 559213 $22.98

Anne Sofie von Otter in the title role leads a superbly balanced cast under the direction of William Christie, a master of baroque style.

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / KarajanArtists: Herbert von Karajan/Vienna PO & State Opera Chorus; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; Irmgard Seefried; Sena Jurinac; Erich Kunz; George London (2 CD) 2 WRNC 557377 $16.99 Evoking a golden era for

Mozart in Vienna, this Figaro is one of the treasur-able recordings that followed the first meeting in 1946 between the legendary producer Walter Legge and Herbert von Karajan.

Monteverdi: L’Orfeo / Emmanuelle HaimArtists: Emmanuelle Haim/Les Sacqueboutiers. Nata-lie Dessay; Ian Bostridge; Patrizia Ciofi; Alice Coote; Véronique Gens (2 CD) 2 WRNC 557375 $16.99 Monteverdi’s retelling of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, composed for the court of Mantua, is the earliest opera to hold a firm place in the repertoire.

Mozart: Così fan tutte / Daniel BarenboimArtists: Daniel Barenboim/RIAS Kammerchor. Lella Cuberli; Cecilia Bartoli; Ferruccio Furlanetto; Kurt Streit; Joan Rodgers; John Tomlinson (3 CD) 3 WRNC 557374 $22.98 Mozart’s ‘School for Lovers’ is peopled by a captivat-

ing cast of singers, including the bel canto pairing of Lella Cuberli and Cecilia Bartoli as the deceived sisters and John Tomlinson as Don Alfonso.

Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte / Karl BohmArtists: Karl Bohm/Philharmonia Orch. & Chorus; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Giuseppe Taddei, Alfredo Kraus, Walter Berry (rec. 1962) (2 CD) 2 WRNC 554003 $22.98

Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail / HarnoncourtArtists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Chor und Mozart-Orchester des Opernhauses Zurich; Yvonne Kenny; Lillian Watson; Peter Schreier; Wilfried Gahmlich; Wolfgang Reichmann; Matti Salminen (2 CD) 2 WRNC 560936 $16.99 “Without hesitation I would proclaim this the most satisfactory version of the opera yet to be recorded...” -Opera Magazine

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / William ChristieArtists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants; Rosa Mannion; Natalie Dessay; Linda Kitchen; Hans Peter Blochwitz; Anton Scharinger; Reinhard Hagen (2 CD) 2 WRNC 560937 $16.99 “Among period performanc-

es William Christie’s stands out,” wrote Gramophone of this recording of Die Zauberflöte, an interpretation that falls “sweetly and lovingly on the ear”.

Mozart: Don Giovanni / HarnoncourtArtists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Royal Concertge-bouw Orch.; Thomas Hampson; Edita Gruberova; Roberta Alexander; Barbara Bonney; Hans Peter Blochwitz; László Polgár; Anton Scharinger; Rob-ert Holl (3 CD) 3 WRNC 557376 $22.98 Mozart’s magnificent dramma giocoso is an opera of extremes and ambiguities and Nikolaus Harnon-court - always intrepid and imaginative - explores them to thrilling effect.

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / BarenboimArtists: Daniel Barenboim/RIAS Kammerchoir; Berlin PO; John Tomlinson; Joan Rodgers; Lella Cuberli; Andras Schmidt; Cecillia Bartoli (3 CD) 3 WRNC 560938 $23.99 “Everything that Barenboim does provides some sort of illumination of the drama,” said Gramo-phone of this Figaro; “It has something to say, something that arises from deep and serious musi-cal perception.”

The Home of Opera series offers treasures from the world’s greatest opera catalogue, presenting some of the most important and admired recordings of complete operas produced by Warner Classics/EMI Classics over the last 60 years.

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande / KarajanArtists: Herbert von Karajan/Berlin PO; Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin. Richard Stilwell; Frederica von Stade; José van Dam; Ruggero Raimondi; Nadine Denize; Christine Barbaux; Pascal Thomas (3 CD) 3 WRNC 559210 $22.98

As the powerful yet tortured Golaud, José van Dam is heard in perhaps his greatest role, while the poetic Richard Stilwell as his half-brother Pel-léas falls under the spell of Frederica von Stade, enigmatically sensuous as Mélisande.

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / RescignoArtists: Nicola Rescigno/Royal PO; Ambrosian Opera Chorus. Edita Gru-berova; Alfredo Kraus; Re-nato Bruson; Robert Lloyd; Kathleen Kuhlmann; Bruno Lazzaretti; Bonaventura Bottone (2 CD) 2 WRNC 560933 $16.99

Edita Gruberova is an undisputed queen of bel canto opera. When this recording first appeared, Gramophone praised her Lucia for combining the best qualities of such legendary interpreters as Joan Sutherland, Maria Callas and Toti dal Monte.

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess / Simon RattleArtists: Simon Rattle/London PO; Glyndebourne Chorus; Sir Willard White; Cynthia Haymon; Harolyn Blackwell; Damon Evans; Bruce Hubbard; Cynthia Clarey; Marietta Simpson; Gregg Baker (3 CD) 3 WRNC 559211 $22.98 “One of the most important opera recordings of recent years... Simon Rattle treats Porgy as one of the great opera scores of the 20th century ... the entire performance bristles with a theatrical immediacy...” -Opera Magazine

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New on DVD & Blu-rayDvorak: Rusalka / Marek Czajkowski [DVD]

Artists: Marek Czajkowski/Bydgoszcz Opear Nova Orch. & Chorus; Figas, Polkowska, Szlenkier, Greszta, Gapicz, Nowak-Stanczyk, Tolstoy, Vatutina (Dux) (133 min., 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo) (DVD) DUX 8178 $29.99 Dvorak’s ‘Rusalka’ is a ‘lyric fairy tale,’ telling the stories of

the Rusalka, water sprites from Slavic mythology that inhabit lakes and rivers. The work is a corner-stone in the repertoire of Czech opera houses.

Cesare Pugni: The Pharaoh’s Daughter [DVD] Artists: Alexander Sotnikova/Bolshoi Theatre Orch. (Bel Air Classiques) (130 min.; 16:9, Color; DTS 5.1) BAC 301 $24.99 From its creation in 1862, Petipa’s grandiose ballet was a sensational success; its stupendous cos-tumes and striking scenery, its exotica, romanti-cism and drama appealing to audiences as much as the virtuoso choreogrpahy.

Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno [BR or DVD]Artists: Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert d’Astree; Sabine Devieilhe; Franco Fagioli; Sara Mingardo; Michael Spyres (Warner Classics) (16:9, Color; PCM Stereo) (DV) WRNC 562492DV $24.99 (BR) WRNC 562492 $25.99It is particularly in the field of

opera that the Summer Festival d’Aix-en-Provence continues to break new ground and this release from 2016 demonstrates that.

Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict, opera [BR or DVD]Artists: Antonello Manacorda/Glyndebourne Chorus; London PO; Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Paul Appleby, Sophie Karthäuser, Lionel Lhote, Katarina Bradic. (Opus Arte) (DVD) BOA 1239D $29.99 (Blu-Ray) BOA 7219D $38.99French director Laurent

Pelly’s adaptation of ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ as an opera comique by Berlioz becomes “an elegant treatise on love and music designed in shades of grey with 50’s-era costumes” (Sunday Express).

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations [BR or DVD]Artists: Kit Armstrong, (pno) (C Major Video) (126 min.; 16:9, Color; DTS 5.0) (DVD) CME 741608 $24.99 (Blu-Ray) CME 741704 $33.49“Enlightening and exhilarating” (Revierpassagen). “Armstrong’s phenomenal recital was so exceptional that every attempt to describe it falls short” (NRC).

Shostakovich: The Golden Age, ballet [BR or DVD]Artists: Ballet & Orch. of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia. (Bel Air Classiques) (103 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo) (DVD) BAC 143 $24.99 (Blu-Ray) BAC 443 $29.99The central theme of this ballet is the highly moralized battle and triumph of the proletariat

against the decadent bourgeoisie. Written in 1930, it is set in Europe during the roaring twenties.

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Daniel Oren [BR or DVD]Artists: Daniel Oren/Marchigiana PO & Coro Lirico; Marco Caria, Anna Pirozzi, Enkelejda Shkosa, Piero Pretti, Alessandro Spina (Dynamic) (138 min.; 16:9, Color; Stereo) (DVD) DYN 37769 $29.99 (Blu-Ray) DYN 57769 $38.99This production, recorded live in the summer of 2016, boasts a first-rate cast and elegant direction from Francisco Negrin. The sets and costumes by Louis Desire and lightning by Bruno Poet were well received by the Sferisterio audience.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; Triple Concerto [BR or DVD]Artists: Herbert Blomstedt/Gewandhausorchester; Isabelle Faust, Jean-Guihen Queyras and Martin Helmchen (Accentus) (78 min.; 16:9, Color; Dolby Digital 5.1) (DVD) ACTS 20411 $24.99 (Blu-Ray) ACTS 10411 $38.99The impressive sound that characterizes the Swedish grand seigneur’s conducting is heralded by transparency rather than showmanship, rel-evance instead of pathos, and tenderness in place of sentimentality.

Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 / Thielemann [BR or DVD]Artists: Christian Thielemann/Staatskapelle Dresden. (C Major Video) (66 min.; 16:9, Color; Stereo, DTS 5.1) (DVD) CME 740808 $24.99 (Blu-Ray) CME 740904 $33.49“Thielemann and the Dresdeners played the Third Symphony … here radiant and majestic, clean en-semble giving a welcome illusion of structural clar-ity.” (The Guardian on the live Proms performance)

George Gershwin & Berlin Philharmonic [3 DVD]Artists: Seiji Ozawa; Simon Rattle; Daniel Oren; Kent Nagano/Berlin Philharmonic (3 DVD-Video) (EuroArts (Warner) (324 min.; Region: 0; NTSC, 16:9, PCM Stereo) 3 EUAW 25376 $33.49 This box presents Gershwin’s greatest hits in ex-cellent interpretations by the Berliner Philharmoni-ker under the baton of world-renowned conductors.

Puccini: La Bohème; Tosca; Madama ButterflyArtists: Chorus & Orch. Titulares del Teatre Real. (6 DVD-Video) (Opus Arte) 6 BOA 1240BD $29.99 The ‘’sheer visual sophistication’’ of Annabel Ar-den’s Barbiere serves ‘’a triumphant celebration of Rossini’s musical genius’’, featuring de Niese’s ‘’powerfully sung’’ Rosina, Burger’s ‘’gale-force’’ Figaro and Stayton’s ‘’pure and mellifluous’’ Al-maviva - a leading trio ‘’musically and dramatically beyond compare’’ (The Independet - 5 stars).

Puccini: La Boheme / Badea [BR or DVD]Artists: Olesya Golovneva; Joachim Backstom; Vladislav Sulimsky; Maria Fontosh; Daniel Hallstrom; Miklos Sevestyn; Christian Badea/Malmo Opera Orch. & Chorus. (Naxos) (127 min.; 16:9, Color; DTS 5.1 Surround)(DVD) NXS 2110385 $29.99 (Blu-Ray) NXS 0059 $38.99The story is set around 1930 but director Orpha Phelan sees Puccini’s characters as equally at home in our times: “their story is universal, all that is needed is to understand what it is like to be young and in love!”

Rossini: The Barber of SevilleArtists: Danielle de Niese; Alessandro Corbelli; Bjorn Burger; Taylor Stayton; Christophoros Stamboglis; Janis Kelly; Enrique Mazzola/London Philharmoic Orch. (1 DVD-Video) (Opus Arte) (Run Time: 164 min.; 16:9, Color; DTS HD Master Audio) BOA 1238D $29.99 (1 Blu-Ray Video) BOA 7218D $38.99Contributing to the ‘’ensemble precision’’, the rest of the cast includes a ‘’scene-stealing’’ Berta in Kelly, a ‘’suavely unctuous’’ Basilio from Stamboglis and Corbelli’s Bartolo, ‘’an object lesson in comic understatement’’ (The Guardian).

Verdi: Don Carlo

Ekman: Midsummer Night’s Dream [BR or DVD]Artists: Royal Swedish Ballet. (Bel Air Classiques) (114 min.; 16:9, Color; 5.1) (DVD) BAC 141 $24.99 (Blu-Ray) BAC 541 $29.99After the sensational success of A Swan Lake, performed by the Norwegian National Bal-let in 2014 at the Oslo Opera, the choreographical prodige

Alexander Ekman created his Midsummer Night’s Dream in April, 2015 for the Royal Swedish Ballet at the Stockholm Opera.

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Richard Strauss: Die Liebe der Danae (The Love of Danae) [BR or DVD]Artists: Franz Welser-Most/Vienna PO & State Opera Chorus; Krassimira Stoyanova, Tomasz Konieczny, Norbert Ernst, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Regine Hangler (EuroArts (Warner) (160 min.; 16:9, Color, DTS 5.1) (2 DVD) 2 EUAW 29702DV $33.49 (Blu-Ray) EUAW 29702 $33.49“Once more, this very rarely presented opera returned successfully on stage, leaving the audience with unforgettable impressive images embedded in soft romantic sound.” (Opera Online)

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❦Schwarz Conducts Taylor & GriffesWorks: Deems Taylor (1885-1966): Through the Looking Glass; Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920): Bacchanale; Poem; The Pleasure-Dome of Kubla Khan; The White Peacock; Tone-Pictures Artists: Gerard Schwarz/

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Gerard Schwarz Conducts Honegger, Lazarof Works: Arthur Honegger (1892-1955): Symphony no 2; Henri Lazarof (1932-2013): Icarus, concerto for orchestra No 2; Poema Artists: Jeffrey Silber-schlag (tpt); Gerard Schwarz/Seattle Sym. NXS 8572748 $11.99 $7.20

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Chris Brubeck (bass trb, electric bass); Randy Jones (drums) CNC 4317 $12.98 “Bill Smith, who uses electronics with taste on his clarinet during a few songs, has long been a major asset to the later Brubeck Quartets, and this is one of their better Concord CDs.” -All Music

❦Poncho Sanchez / Papa GatoArtists: Poncho Sanchez (congas, bata), Justo Almario (alto & tenor sax, flute), Ramon Banda (timbales), Tony Banda (bass), Sal Cracciolo (tpt, fglhrn), Charlie Otwell (piano), David Romero (bon-gos), Art Velasco (trb) CNC 4310 $12.98 “The jazz content is pretty high with such songs as “Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid,” “Senor Blues,” and “Manteca” alternating with group originals. A fine introduction to the accessible Latin jazz of Poncho Sanchez.” -All Music

❦Gene Harris Trio / The Gene Harris Trio Plus OneSongs: Gene’s Lament; Misty; Uptown Sop; Things Ain’t What They Used to Be; Yours Is My Heart Alone; Battle Hymn of the Republic Artists: Gene Harris (piano); Ray Brown (bass); Mickey Roker (drums) CNC 4303 $12.98 “This superb album solidified pianist Gene Harris’ return to the jazz major leagues… Harris and Turrentine work together so well on this soulful blues/bop date that one wishes they had teamed up much more often.” -All Music

❦George Shearing / Plays Music of Cole PorterSongs: I Concentrate on You; Everything I Love; I’ve Got You Under My Skin; Easy to Love; In the Still of the Night; Every Time We Say Goodbye; But in the Morning, No; So in Love; After You; All Through the Night; Do I Love You? Artists: George Shearing (piano); Barry Tuckwell (French horn); John Clayton, Don Thompson (bass); Grady Tate (drums) CNC CCD2010 $12.98 “…Shearing’s arrangements give a jazz feel to all of the performances and make the music accessible (if not really essential) to both classical and jazz listeners.” - All Music

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❦Marian McPartland / Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 9Songs: This Time the Dream’s on Me; A Fine Romance; Willow Weep for Me; Twilight World; Clothed Woman; Prelude to a Kiss; The Duke; Love you madly; Easy Livng et al. Artists: Marian McPartland (pno) CNC 4460 $12.98 “This performance not only ranks with the best of the Maybeck solo series, but it should be considered as one of the best solo concerts ever to be released.” - All Music

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Bill Evans, piano / Jazz ShowcaseTracks: On Green Dolphin Street; Waltz for Debby; Elsa; Peace Piece; Re: Know What I Mean?; In Your Own Sweet Way; Autumn Leaves; Inter-play Artists: Freddie Hub-bard (tpt); Jim Hall (guitar); Paul Chambers (bass); Philly

Joe Jones (drums) OJC OJCCD6014 $11.98Bill Evans’ style consisted of long, flowing lines, deceptive simplicity and dazzling technique. As an introduction to Evans, JAZZ SHOWCASE is ideal.

❦Cal Tjader, vibraphone / Tjader Plays MamboTracks: Yesterdays; Out of Nowhere; Fascinating Rhythm; The Lady is a Tramp; It Ain’t Nexessarily So; For Heaven’s Sake; Mambo Macumba; East of the Sun; I Concentrate on You Artists: Al Porcino (tpt); Manuel Duran (piano); Edward

Rosalies (bongos); Bayardo Velarde (timbales); Luis Miranda (congas) OJC OJCCD274 $11.98“These seminal tracks helped launch the Cal Tjad-er Latin jazz style, and they still sound fresher than many other such historical landmarks.” ~ All Music

❦Victor Feldman, vibes / The Arrival of Victor FeldmanTracks: Serpent’s Tooth; Waltz; Chasing Shad-ows; Flamingo; S’Posin; BeBop; Greater Love, (There Is No); Too Blue; Minor Lament; Satin Doll. Artists: Scott LaFaro (bass); Stan Levey (drums) OJC OJCCD268 $11.98“For his second American release and debut for a Contemporary label, Feldman is completely in the spotlight. ‘The arrival of’ is an excellent showcase for the still-developing Victor Feldman.” ~ Allmusic

❦The Poll Winners / Exploring the SceneTracks: Little Susie; The Duke;So What; Misty; Doo-dlin’; The Golden Striker; Li’l Darlin’; The Blessing; This Here. Artists: Barney Kessel (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Shelly Manne (drums) OJC OJCCD969 $11.98

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❦Milt Jackson, vibraphone / Mostly DukeTracks: Three Little Words; Used to Be Jackson; The Summer Knows; Main Stem; Caravan; Take the “A” Train; Things Ain’t What They Used to Be; Some Sun-day; Just Squeeze Me Artists: Milt Jackson (vibra-phone); Monty Alexander (piano); Ray Brown (bass); Mickey Roker (drums) OJC OJCCD968 $11.98“The music swings hard, Alexander competes with Bags for solo honors and the music should please all straightahead jazz fans.” ~ All Music

❦Vince Guaraldi, piano / In PersonTracks: Zelao; On Green Dolphin Street; Misirlou; Forgive Me If; I’m Late; Jitterbug Waltz; Outra Vez; Freeway; The Love of a Rose; Chora Tua Tristeza Artists: Eddie Duran (guitar); Fred Marshall (bass); Colin Bailey (drums); Benny Velarde (per-cussion) OJC OJCCD951 $11.98“Mostly recorded in a club setting, this is a defining album for Guaraldi in his natural habitat.” ~ All Music

Ron Carter (Bass) / New York SlickTracks: NY Slick; A Slight Smile; Tierra Espanola; Aromatic; Alternate Route Artists: Ron Carter (bass); Art Farmer (flugelhorn); J.J. Johnson (trb); Hubert Laws (flute); Kenny Barron (piano); Billy Cobham (drums) OJC OJCCD916 $11.98

❦Jimmy Heath, tenor sax / Triple Threat Tracks: Gemini; Bruh Slim; Goodbye; Dew and Mud; Make Someone Happy; The More I See You; Prospecting Artists: Freddie Hubbard (tpt); Julius Watkins (French horn); Cedar Walton (piano); Percy Heath (bass); Albert

“Tootie” Heat (drums) OJC OJCCD1909 $11.98“On this 1998 CD reissue, The arrangements of Heath uplift the straightahead music and make each selection seem a bit special.” ~ Allmusic

❦Django Reinhardt, guitar / First RecordingsTracks: Tiger Rag; Dinah; Oh Lady, Be Good; I’m Confessin’; Avalon; Swanee River; The Sunshine of Your Smile; Ultrafox; The Sheik of Araby Art-ists: Stéphane Grappelli (violin); Roger Chaput, Pierre Ferret (guitar); Alix Combelle (tenor sax, clarinet); Alphonse Cox, Pierrre Allier, Arthur Briggs (trumpet) OJC OJCCD1895 $11.98“An excellent introduction to early Reinhardt and Grappelli.” ~ All Music

❦The Guitar Artistry of Charlie ByrdTracks: Taking a Chance on Love; Moonlight in Ver-mont; Speak Low; Nuages; Everything I’ve Got; Makin’ Whoopee; Django; Ring Them Harmonics; Taboo; To Ginny Artists: Charlie Byrd (guitar); Keter Betts (bass);

Buddy Deppenschmidt (drums) OJC OJCCD945 $11.98“In addition to overt classical and bop stylings, one can also hear the distinct influence of Django Rein-hardt, one of Byrd’s heroes, who gets an homage via a reading of “Nuages.” ~ All Music

Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter GunnTracks: Peter Gunn; The Floater; Sorta Blue; The Brothers; Soft Sounds; Fall-out; Slow and Easy; Brief and Breezy; Dreamsville; A Profound Gass Artists: Herb Geller (alto sax); Conte Candoli (tpt); Russ Freeman

(pno); Victor Feldman (vibes) OJC OJCCD946 $11.98The legendary West Coast jazz drummer and his band interpret a selection of Henry Mancini-composed themes from the popular late-1950s TV show PETER GUNN.

❦Phineas Newborn, Jr. / Please Send Me Someone to LoveTracks: Please Send Me Someone to Love; Rough Ridin’; Come Sunday; Brentwood Blues; He’s a Real Gone Guy; Black Coffee; Little Niles; Stay on It Art-ists: Ray Brown; Elvin Jones OJC OJCCD947 $11.98“The emphasis generally is on vintage tunes, and Newborn shows throughout that he was still very much in his musical prime.” ~ All Music

❦Joe Henderson, tenor sax / Canyon LadyTracks: Tres Palabras; Las Palmas; Canyon Lady; All Things Considered Artists: Julian Priester; George Duke; Mark Levine; John Heard . OJC OJCCD949 $11.98“This album has trumpeter

Luis Gasca featured as a co-star with tenor-saxo-phonist Joe Henderson. Henderson is in fine form on these spirited Latinish performances...” ~ All Music

❦Joe Pass at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975Tracks: You Are the Sunshine of My Life; The Very Though of You; Nobs; Lil’ Darlin’; Blues for Nina; How Long Has This Been Going On? More Than You Know; Willow Weep for Me Artists: Joe Pass (gtr) OJC OJCCD934 $11.98“This excellent set is highlighted by “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” “More Than You Know,” and three of the guitarist’s basic originals.” ~ All Music

Wynton Kelly Trio / Full ViewTracks: I Want a Little Girl; I Thought; What a Diff’rence a Day Made; Autumn Leaves; Don’t Cha Hear Me Callin’ to Ya; On a Clear Day; Scuf-flin’; Born to Be Blue; Walk on By Artists: Wynton Kelly (piano); Ron McClure (bass);

Jimmy Cobb (drums) OJC OJCCD912 $11.98Kelly allows each tune to swing hard on FULL VIEW. And because the piano is featured through-out, we get a clearer sense of Kelly the leader, and ultimately, Kelly the lyrical soloist.

❦Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 3Tracks: Swing Shift; Out of Somewhere; Mexican Passport; Big Girl; viva Zapata! No. 1; Mambo los Fe-liz; The Song Is You; Love Letters; Witch Doctor No. 1 Artists: Jimmy Giuffre; Shelly Manne; Max Roach; Bud Shank; Herb Geller OJC OJCCD266 $11.98“...The music is consistently satisfying and shows that there was actually a lot of fire in the best West Coast jazz. An excellent introduction to the Light-house All-Stars.” -All Music

❦Harold Land, tenor sax / West Coast Blues!Tracks: Ursula; Kactoveedsedstene; Don’t Ex-plain; West Coast Blues; Terrain; Compulsion Art-ists: Wes Montgomery (guitar); Joe Gordon (tpt); Barry Harris (piano); Louis Hayes (drums) OJC OJCCD146 $11.98“The music is as well-played and swinging as one would expect from this superior bop group.” -All Music

❦Walt Dickerson / To My QueenTracks: To My Queen; How Deep Is the Ocean; God Bless the Child Artists: Walt Dickerson (vibes); Andrew Hill (piano); George Tucker (bass); Andrew Cyrille (drums) OJC OJCCD1880 $11.98“The whole album is swathed in a gauzy glow that speaks even more eloquently than its creator’s conceptual ambition; this is music from the heart as well as the mind.” ~ All Music

❦Lester Young in Washington, D.C. 1956, Vol. 4Tracks: Talk of the Town; I Cover the Waterfront; Pen-nies from Heaven; G’s If You Please; Almost Like Being in Love; I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You); D.B. Blues. Art-ists: Lester Young (tenor sax); Bill Potts Trio

OJC OJCCD963 $11.98“This CD documents a superb gig Lester Young played with the Bill Potts Trio... Young displays an unimpeachable command of his instrument.” -AllMusic

❦Mary Lou Williams, piano / Solo RecitalTracks: Over the Rainbow; Of-fertory Meditation; Tea for Two; Concerto Alone at Montreux; Little Joe from Chicago; The Man I Love; What’s Your Story, Morning Glory?; Honeysuckle Rose OJC OJCCD962 $11.98“[This live recording from

the1978 Montreux Jazz Festival] ended up being one of [Williams’] greatest recordings. This brilliant live CD should be a part of any jazz piano fan’s collection.” -Allmusic

Kenny Burrell, guitar / Bluesy BurrellTracks: Tres Palabras; No More; Guilty; Montono Blues; I Thought About You; Out of This World; It’s Getting Dark; I Never Knew Artists: Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax); Leo Wright (alto sax); Tommy Flanagan (piano); Major Holley (bass); Jimmie Smith (drums); Ray Barretto (congas) OJC OJCCD926 $11.98“Coleman Hawkins, early icon of jazz saxophone, plays on half the program... As icing on an already sumptuous cake, Tommy Flanagan, that most classy of mainstream pia-nists, also appears.” -All Music

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Cannonball Adderley, alto sax / The Complete Albums Collection 1955-1958

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Mal Waldron, piano / Recordings 1956-1957Songs: Stablemates; Yesterdays; Transfiguration; Bud Study; Dee’s Dilemma; Shome; From This Moment On; J. M. ‘s Dream Doll; Way You Look Tonight, The; One by One; Don’t Explain; Potpourri

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Lou Donaldson, sax / The Complete Albums Collection: 1953-1959Songs: Round Midnight; Star Eyes; Darn That Dream; Street of Dreams; Cha Cha J; Sputnik; Dewey Square; Strollin’ In; Groovin’ High; Blues Walk; Move; Masquerade Is Over, The;

Play Ray et al. 4 EGHT EN4CD9078 $17.99This 4CD collection contains Lou Donaldson’s entire work output as bandleader between 1953-1959. Eight complete albums showcasing the talents of such legendary jazz greats as Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Ray Barretto and Jimmy Smith.

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